The very mudsills of society:. We call them slaves:. But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere; it is eternal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hammond argues that society always has a lower class, regardless of what it is called.
- In plain terms
- Every society has poor workers, even if we don't call them slaves.
- What can you take from it?
- Social hierarchies are permanent features of society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does every society need a lower class?
- How is labor valued today?
Another view
This view ignores progress in labor rights and social mobility.
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