The First Enemies of Free Markets Were Conservatives, Not Socialists
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British conservative critics of industrialization invented new terms like “wage slavery,” “factory slavery,” and “white slavery.” Much of the conservatives’ terminology and their arguments would later be adopted by socialists.
Original Article: The First Enemies of Free Markets Were Conservatives, Not Socialists