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Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon Brown cosying up to Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3139017,"Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It’s more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3139005,"A rat race is for rats. We’re not rats. We’re human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to all that is happening around you, that would caution silence in the face of injustice lest you jeopardise your chances of promotion and self-advancement.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":50,"has_image":18,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":59},2324591,"Government by the people for the people becomes meaningless unless it includes major economic decision-making by the people for the people. This is not simply an economic matter. In essence it is an ethical and moral question, for whoever takes the important economic decisions in society ipso facto determines the social priorities of that society.",4,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[54],{"id":55,"tag":56},5307103,{"id":57,"tag_name":58},10719,"essence","**The Backstory**\nJimmy Reid, a Scottish trade union leader and academic, delivered these words during a speech at the Glasgow University Students' Association on February 26, 1972. This moment was a pivotal point in his life, as he was leading a campaign against the introduction of the \"binary\" system, which would have divided students into two categories: those who paid fees and those who did not. This issue was central to the students' concerns about accessibility and social justice.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradox at the heart of democratic theory. On one hand, the notion of \"government by the people for the people\" implies that citizens have a say in the decision-making process. However, Reid highlights that this is only truly possible when economic decisions are also made by the people. This creates a tension between the ideal of participatory democracy and the reality of economic power concentrated in the hands of a few. In essence, Reid is pointing out that economic power is a form of social power, and whoever controls the economy also determines the social priorities.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider the economic decisions you make in your personal and professional life as a form of social activism. By being mindful of the economic implications of your choices, you can begin to exert influence over the social priorities of your community and contribute to a more just and equitable society. 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