Cardus: Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water or a Land Flowing with Milk and Honey?
The phrase “hewers of wood and drawers water” used to be bad. From its original use in the King James Bible to today, the term stood for a lifetime of economic bondage. It stood for workers subject to the whims of those who are free, whether imperial overlords or the capitalists who buy materials cheap, …
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