Chapter Notes

1

The question of working hours before the industrial revolution is somwhat controversial, for fairly obvious reasons. Most of the evidence indicates that workers in pre-industrial societies had--and have--far more leisure time than workers in industrial societies. The scientific evidence consists largely of records of paid workers, as well as information on the number of religious holidays enjoyed during pre-industrial times in Europe. A considerable amount of evidence on the issue has been assembled by Schor. See, for example, J. B. Schor, The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (New York: Basic Books, 1991).

2

`Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks (London: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1972), 151.

3

All Men Are Brothers: Life and Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi as Told in His Own Words. Ed. K Kripalani (Paris: UNESCO, 1969), 131.

4

`Abdu'l-Bahá, quoted in J. E. Esslemont, Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 5th rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1987), 140-1.

5

All Men Are Brothers, 136.

6

All Men Are Brothers, 129.

7

The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh. Trans. Shoghi Effendi (Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1985), 41.

8

The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi. Ed. R. K. Prabhu and U. R. Rao (Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1967), 135.

9

All Men Are Brothers, 137.

10

The Prosperity Of Humankind, A statement prepared by the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information and used by the Bahá'ís to help interact with governments, organizations, and people everywhere.

11

The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume Four (the Basic Works). Ed. Shriman Narayan (Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1968), 59-60.

12

`Abdu'l-Bahá, quoted in Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 144-5.

13

The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume Four, 65-6.

14

`Abdu'l-Bahá, quoted in Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 141.

15

The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume Four, 69.

16

`Abdu'l-Bahá, quoted in Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 145-6.

17

The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume Four, 44-7.

18

`Abdu'l-Bahá, quoted in Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, 142.

19

All Men Are Brothers, 131.

20

The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume Four, 73.

21

All Men Are Brothers, 129.

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