CYNTHIA MOSLEY

At the height of the Great Depression there were conservative politicians who were opposed to any form of relief or assistance for those in need. Their grounds were that if people got something for nothing, they would lose their moral compass—they would be demoralized. Lady Mosley, who was a member of one of the wealthiest families in England, embarrassed the opposition Conservatives by observing that the upper classes have gotten something for nothing for years and the moral base was still intact.

At the height of the Great Depression there were conservative politicians who were opposed to any form of relief or assistance for those in need. Their grounds were that if people got something for nothing, they would lose their moral compass—they would be demoralized. Lady Mosley, who was a member of one of the wealthiest families in England, embarrassed the opposition Conservatives by observing that the upper classes have gotten something for nothing for years and the moral base was still intact.