“We should abolish 'work.' By that I mean abolishing the distinction be...” — Theodore Zeldin Quote

“We should abolish 'work.' By that I mean abolishing the distinction between work and leisure, one of the greatest mistakes of the last century, one that enables employers to keep workers in lousy jobs by granting them some leisure time.”

“I think one of the most important changes of our time has been our attitude to fear. Every civilisation defends itself by keeping fears out and saying 'we protect you from fear'. But it also produces new fears and throughout history people have changed the kind of fears which have worried them.”

“Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.”

“There are many in the Conservative party who are ardent supporters of cutting inheritance tax, and some who would like to see it abolished. But there is no clearer evidence of where a government's real focus is than its tax and spending plans.”

“No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man.”