It is fatal for any body of workers to have forever hanging from the fringes of its skirts other bodies on a level just below its own; for that means continual pressure downward, additional difficulty to be overcome in the struggle to maintain reasonable rates of wages.
“An empty canvas is a living wonder... far lovelier than certain pictures.”
“During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.”