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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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...

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

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.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

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...

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

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

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

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been...

How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been...