Tuesday, 28 May 2024

 Joseph Stalin paired “From each according to ability” with “To each according to work” in the 1936 Soviet Constitution.

The same article in the Soviet Constitution that employs this phrase also contains a quote from a Bible passage found in the Second Letter to the Thessalonians: “If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

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