"it is not the employer who pays the wages. employers only handle the money. it is the customer who pays the wages."
--henry ford
based on the quote, what conclusion can be made about the united states during the 1900s?
the employers of the period were known to pay their workers an inadequate salary.
the economic boom of the period would have been impossible without consumers to buy the goods.
the consumers of the period scrutinized goods carefully before making a decision to purchase a product.
the employees of the period had t

answer: the purpose of the "index of forbidden books" was to prevent the contamination of the faith or the corruption of morals of roman catholics according to canon law, through the reading of theologically mistaken or immoral books. the condemnation of published books, thus listed in the index librorum prohibitorum.

explanation: index librorum prohibitorum, (latin: “index of forbidden books”), list of books once forbidden by roman catholic church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of roman catholics. publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historic document.

the 20th and final edition appeared in 1948, and the index was formally abolished on 14 june 1966 by pope paul vi. the aim of the list was to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by putting a stop to the reading of theologically, culturally, and politically disruptive books.