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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Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

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...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God...

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God...

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

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.

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

God uses adversity to bring out potential you may not have even known you had....

God uses adversity to bring out potential you may not have even known you had....

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it...

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it...

You can't trust anybody with power

You can't trust anybody with power