That state is a state of Slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him. This state can only exist when what a man likes to do is to please himself. ¶ That state is a state of Freedom in which a man does what he likes to do in his working time and in his spare time that which is required of him. This state can only exist when what a man likes to do is to please God.


Art Nonsense and Other Essays (1929), published by Cassell; quoted in Eric Gill: Man of Flesh and Spirit by Malcolm Yorke, published by Tauris Parke (ISBN 1-86064-584-4), p. 49

Eric Gill Quotes

That state is a state of Slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him....

That state is a state of Slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him....

That state is a state of Slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him....

That state is a state of Slavery in which a man does what he likes to do in his spare time and in his working time that which is required of him....