| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 42 |
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do not deal with the real causes of Poverty.' `The greatest cause of poverty is hover-population,' remarked Harlow. `Yes,' said old Joe Philpot. `If a boss wants two men, twenty goes after the job: ther's too many people and not enough work.' `Over-population!' cried Owen, `when there's thousands of acres of uncultivated land in England without a house or human being to be seen. Is over-population the cause of poverty in France? Is over-population the cause of poverty in Ireland? Within the last fifty years the population of Ireland has been reduced by more than half. Four millions of people have been exterminated by famine or got rid of by emigration, but they haven't got rid of poverty. P'raps you think that half the people in this country ought to be exterminated as well.' Here Owen was seized with a violent fit of coughing, and resumed his seat. |
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