And all that in the councils is discussed and decided draws its actual power from the understanding, the will, the action of working humankind itself. Economists say this occurs because only a few people can make intelligent decisions, set policies, manage others, and develop new techniques, while most can only do what they are told. Few shoulder responsibility. Most accept passivity. Human Labor Assume a society with a school system that empowers every graduate to hold a responsible position.
Some graduates are science buffs while others favor aesthetic involvement.
Some are verbal, others more visual or mathematical. Some take pleasure in creative handiwork while others despair of manually assembling the simplest product. But despite this healthy diversity, if we accept that in this hypothetical example whatever their many differences all graduates preparing to enter the workforce have learned how to make responsible choices about social issues, then we can look at how, in any particular economy, this universal decision -making preparedness is enhanced or dissipated by the work people do. In light of the above, if we can keep in mind the following three ideas about work, we will be well prepared to understand how work enhances or dissipates skills in different economies. Work produces human qualities.