Where men are gathered together in great masses it inevitably results that they must work far more largely through combinations than where they live scattered and remote from one another: Under present-day conditions it is necessary to have corporations in the business world as it is to have organizations, unions, among wage workers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Large groups necessitate organized structures like corporations and unions to function effectively.
- In plain terms
- When people gather in large numbers, they need organizations to work together.
- What can you take from it?
- Structure is necessary for collective action in modern society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are unions and corporations equally necessary?
Another view
It assumes organizations are always beneficial without considering bureaucracy.
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