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Quotation from The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney
“The meaning of a profession is that it makes the traitors the exception, not as they are in industry, the rule”
The Acquisitive Society, Ch. VII, 'Industry as a Profession', p. 95 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741))
After admitting that every profession has its deserters, Tawney argues the difference lies in upholding a standard at all.
Citation: "The meaning of a profession is that it makes the traitors the exception, not as they are in industry, the rule" — R. H. Tawney, The Acquisitive Society, Ch. VII, 'Industry as a Profession', p. 95 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741)). (id tawney-the-acquisitive-society-q8)
