"Wir werden sogar mit Sicherheit dahin gelangen, daß zu Recht die Frage gestellt wird, ob es noch immer richtig und nützlich ist, mehr Güter, mehr materiellen Wohlstand zu erzeugen, oder ob es nicht sinnvoller ist, unter Verzichtleistung auf diesen „Fortschritt“ mehr Freizeit, mehr Besinnung, mehr Muße und mehr Erholung zu gewinnen."
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