 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
The beginnings of industrialism in Britain, France, Germany and, later, in Russia, China and Japan were harsh and cruel in the highest degree. Paradoxically, every “labour-saving” device increased the hours of labour, and diminished the wages paid for that labour. These unfortunate results were due everywhere to the uneven distribution of power. They are to be seen at their worst now in Communist countries, where power is more completely concentrated in the hands of a small minority than it is anywhere else. There is only one cure for these evils, and that is the more equal distribution of power throughout the whole community.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, 1954, part II: The Conflict of Passions, chapter 3: Forethought and Skill, n.15
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People in power are invariably willing to exercise unjustified power secretly (and sometimes brazenly). When society or the state has a major problem, many people want to solve the problem at once by giving more power to those they support. However, giving exceptional power to certain people may be good for the supporters of those in power, but it can be a cause of great misery for those who do not support them. Unfortunately, there are quite a few citizens who expect people to reduce their ‘thinking and effort’, which is a problem.
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