O esforco humano consegue, quando muito, converter um proletariado faminto numa burguesia farta; mas surge logo das entranhas da sociedade um proletariado pior. Jesus tinha razao: havera sempre pobres entre nos. Donde se prova que esta humanidade e o maior erro que jamais Deus cometeu.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human effort can turn a hungry proletariat into a well-fed bourgeoisie, but a worse proletariat soon arises; Jesus was right that there will always be poor among us, showing humanity is God's greatest mistake.
- In plain terms
- Social change can improve some, but creates new poor; poverty is inevitable, a flaw in humanity.
- What can you take from it?
- Economic progress often creates new inequalities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can we break the cycle of perpetual poverty?
- What role does policy play in this dynamic?
Another view
The claim that humanity is a divine mistake is a theological stance, not universal.
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