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Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment. In the last analysis the welfare of the workers depends upon their own initiative. Whatever is done under the guise of philanthropy or social morality which in any way lessens initiative is the greatest crime that can be committed against the toilers. Let social busy-bodies and professional public morals experts in their fads reflect upon the perils they rashly invite under this pretense of social welfare.   Gompers, Samuel

Source: SAMUEL GOMPERS, The Shorter WorkdayIts Philosophy, Eight Hours, pp. 3637 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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