The Utopia of 18 Forty Eight

Owen was financially ruined by all this, but he remained an active promoter of worker rights right up until his death in 18 58. He played a role in advancing nearly every piece of british labor legislation in the first half the nineteenth century. And he was the one who coined the enduring phrase, eight hours labor, eight hours recreation and eight hours rest,. which is a motto that still has some currency to day. This utopia failed within two years. Because history has shown time and again that human nature and idealistic utopian schemes go together like oil and water.