The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest / The writings of philosophers, poets, novelists, social reformers, and others who have voiced the struggle against social injustice; selected from twenty-five languages; covering a period of five thousand years

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A Living Wage

By J. Pierpont Morgan

(American banker; testimony before the United States Commission on Industrial Relations)

Question: Do you consider ten dollars a week enough for a ‘longshoreman with a family to support?

Answer: If that’s all he can get, and he takes it, I should say it’s enough.