“It is “society” which provides man with food, clothing, a home, the tools of work, language, the forms of thought, and most of the content of thought; his life is made possible through the labor and the accomplishments of the many millions past and present who are all hidden behind the small word “society.”
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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Why Socialism?, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Why Socialism?
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This page records the wording "It is “society” which provides man with food, clothing, a…," which centers on society, provides, clothing. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its life and perseverance context.
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