The London Economist recently spoke some simple, understandable words to the British people, who are beginning to worry about their competitive economic position in the postwar world:
It is difficult to deny that there is a sluggishness about British actions, public and private, that does not exist elsewhere. . . . There is no active discontent, but also no sparkle or enthusiasm for anything but the various ways of consuming leisure. . . . The causes of [the phenomenon] deserve some inquiry.
The human donkey requires either a carrot in front or a stick behind to goad it into activity. It is fashionable...
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