We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class of necessity in every society, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks.

Woodrow Wilson
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The saying, “We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class of necessity in every society, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks” is an example of the belief that people should specialise. This belief is a cornerstone of capitalism. Within a capitalist economy it is believed that people will be motivated to work harder if they know their work will be rewarded with a better standard of living. Some people might think that this is a shortsighted view – but it is based on the assumption that people will work harder for their own self-interest.

That’s why companies use lower paying jobs as a way to entice new employees to join the company. The idea behind these jobs is that those who choose not to take them will have the choice to do something else with their lives.

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