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Margaret Halsey, a British writer, was born on February 13, 1910, and passed away on February 4, 1997. Her works spanned across various genres including children's literature, historical novels, and adult fiction, known for her unique literary style and profound insights into human nature.

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“American business, while it does not frown on helping the human race, frowns on people who start right in helping the human race without first proving that they can sell things to it.”

People Firsts Humans Doe Helping Business Race Prove Sells Charity Human Race American Business

Book:The Folks at Home

Source: The Folks at Home

“In a business society, the role of sex can be summed up in five pitiful little words. There is money in it.”

Littles Sex Business Roles Five Pitiful

Book:The Folks at Home

Source: The Folks at Home

“In a business society, the emotional economy is an economy of scarcity.”

Business Economy Emotional Scarcity

Author:Margaret Halsey

“The business society is interested in training its citizens to make money, and, in this objective, it is often successful. Many of them do make money, and the ones who do not obligingly regard themselves as failures who have wasted the precious gift of life.”

Business Successful Citizens Training Regard Objectives Making Money Precious Gifts Gifts Of Life

Author:Margaret Halsey

“A business society, therefore, always has in its children a large group of individuals who cannot make money and who do not understand (or want to understand) the profit motive. In short, they are subversives.”

Want Children Individual Business Groups Profit Making Money Motive Large Groups Profit Motive

Author:Margaret Halsey

“children are an embarrassment to a business civilization. A business society needs children for the same reason that a nomadic or a pastoral society needs them - to perpetuate itself. Unfortunately, however, children are of no use to a business society until they have almost reached physical maturity.”

Needs Children Reason Use Business Civilization Maturity Embarrassment Nomadic

Book:The Folks at Home

Source: The Folks at Home

“The position of children as a group, in a commercial society, is not wholly advantageous. A commercial society urges its citizens to be responsible for things, but not for people. It is the unquestioned assumption of a mercantile culture that things need and deserve attention, but that people can take care of themselves.”

People Needs Children Care Culture Business Attention Groups Position Citizens Deserve Responsible Take Care Assumption Urges Being Responsible

Book:The Folks at Home

Source: The Folks at Home

About the Author

Born: February 13, 1910
Died: February 4, 1997
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 94

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