“Because of their historical theory of the “alienation of labor” (that the worker must become less and less in control of the work of his hands) the Marxist parties never fought for the man-worthy job itself.”

— Paul Goodman , book Growing Up Absurd

Source: Growing Up Absurd (1956), p. 37.

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“Because of their historical theory of the “alienation of labor” (that the worker must become less and less in control of the work of his hands) the Marxist parties never fought for the man-worthy job itself.”

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