▁shall ▁not ▁eat ▁( except ▁by ▁sick ness ▁he ▁be ▁disabled ). ▁For ▁the ▁lab ors ▁of ▁thirty ▁or ▁forty ▁honest ▁and ▁industri ous ▁men ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁consum ed ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifty ▁idle ▁lo iter ers . ▁ ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Vladimir ▁Len in , ▁" He ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁work ▁shall ▁not ▁eat " ▁is ▁a ▁necessary ▁principle ▁under ▁social ism , ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁evolution ▁towards ▁commun ist ▁society . ▁The ▁phrase ▁appears ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁work , ▁The ▁State ▁and ▁Revolution . ▁Through ▁this ▁s log an ▁Len in ▁explains ▁that ▁in ▁social ist ▁states ▁only ▁product ive ▁individuals ▁could ▁be ▁allowed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁articles ▁of ▁consumption . ▁ ▁In ▁Len in ’ s ▁writing , ▁this ▁was ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁b our ge ois ie , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" th ose ▁who ▁sh irk ▁their ▁work ". ▁ ▁The ▁principle ▁was ▁en unci ated ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁also ▁article ▁twelve ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Soviet ▁Constitution : ▁▁ ▁Crit ic izing ▁St alin , ▁Leon ▁T rot sky ▁wrote ▁that : ▁" The ▁old ▁principle : ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁work ▁shall ▁not ▁eat , ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁one : ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁obey ▁shall ▁not ▁eat ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁catch phr ases ▁Category : So cial