Guy Standing quote

The Latin root of 'precariousness' is 'to obtain by prayer.' The precariat must ask for favours, for charity, to show obsequiousness, to plead with figures of authority. It is degrading and stigmatizing.
Guy Standing
Guy Standing
Guy Standing
Born: Sep 1, 1873
Died: Feb 24, 1937

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Prayer, Charity, Plead, Latin, Must, Degrading, Favours, Obtain, Authority, Ask, Root, Show, Figures

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