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Robert Owen Quotes

The lowest stage of humanity is experienced when the individual must labour for a small pittance of wages from others.

The lowest stage of humanity is experienced when the individual must labour for a small pittance of wages from others.

Robert Owen (1841). “A development of the principles and plans on which to establish self-supporting home colonies: as a most secure and profitable investment for capital, and an effectual means permanently to remove the causes of ignorance, poverty, and crime”, p.7

To train and educate the rising generation will at all times be the first object of society, to which every other will be subordinate.

"The Social System - Constitution, Laws, and Regulations of a Community". Book by Robert Owen, 1826.

Is it not the interest of the human race, that every one should be so taught and placed, that he would find his highest enjoyment to arise from the continued practice of doing all in his power to promote the well-being, and happiness, of every man, woman, and child, without regard to their class, sect, party, country or colour

Robert Owen (1841). “A development of the principles and plans on which to establish self-supporting home colonies: as a most secure and profitable investment for capital, and an effectual means permanently to remove the causes of ignorance, poverty, and crime”, p.7

To preserve permanent good health, the state of mind must be taken into consideration.

Robert Owen (1845). “The Book of the New Moral World: Containing the Rational System of Society, Founded on Demonstrable Facts, Developing the Constitution and Laws of Human Nature and of Society”, p.82