How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
For 'protection' against the serpent of their agonies, the workers have to put their heads together and, as a class, compel the passing of a law, an all-powerful social barrier by which they can be prevented from selling themselves and their families into slavery and death by voluntary contract with capital. (10.7.7)
We take the 9-5 workday and the 40-hour workweek for granted. We assume it's a reality that has always been here. But the truth is, the length of the working day is the outcome of long-lasting, ongoing class struggle.