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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When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

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...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

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.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the...

Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the...

Kings are like stars, - they rise and set, they have - The worship of...

Kings are like stars, - they rise and set, they have - The worship of...