Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.