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the working class (классы); working population (классы); work-people; industrial classes; toiling masses (The alarming development and aggression of aggregated wealth, which, unless checked, will inevitably lead to the pauperization and hopeless degradation of the toiling masses, render it imperative, if we desire to enjoy the blessings of life, that a check should be placed upon its power and upon unjust accumulation, and a system adopted which will secure to the laborer the fruits of his toil: and as this much-desired object can only be accomplished by the thorough unification of labor, and the united efforts of those who obey the divine injunction that "In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread," we have formed the Order of the Knights of Labor, with a view of securing the organization and direction, by co-operative effort, of the power of the industrial masses; and submit to the world the objects sought to be accomplished by our organization, calling upon all who believe in securing "the greatest good to the greatest number" to aid and assist us. • And even if we do not cross the Atlantic and go into the trenches, we are going to pile up a debt that the toiling masses that shall come many generations after us will have to pay.  ucl.ac.uk); working people; workfolk (особ. занятые физическим трудом); working-class people (Depends on your definition of worse. Crime and social disorder was worse in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Biggest differences are especially outside of downtown. Working-class people could afford to live here though. Sense of community is destroyed and lots of people would be homeless if it weren't for the few co-ops and subsidized housing left in the city. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
