Bertrand Russell · Harper's Magazine · 1932
In Praise of Idleness
I think that there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous.
Why we picked it
Attacks the moral equation of work with virtue and asks readers to consider the harm caused by needless labor.
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