Legislation has been and is still directed towards the protection of wealth, rather than towards the far more important interests of labor on which everything of value to mankind depends.

Quote by Leland Stanford

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There is no reason why the women of the country should not greatly advance themselves.

There is no reason why the women of the country should not greatly advance themselves.

The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the...

The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the...

When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and...

When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and...

Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty...

Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty...

The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance.

The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance.

I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well...

I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well...

In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at...

In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at...

In a very alert and bright state of society people learn co-operation by themselves, but...

In a very alert and bright state of society people learn co-operation by themselves, but...

It is probable that for a long time to come the mass of mankind in...

It is probable that for a long time to come the mass of mankind in...

I want, in this school, that one sex shall have equal advantage with the other,...

I want, in this school, that one sex shall have equal advantage with the other,...

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has...

There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has...

The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me...

The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me...

All legislative experiments in the way of making forcible distribution of the wealth produced in...

All legislative experiments in the way of making forcible distribution of the wealth produced in...

The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as...

The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as...

In the unrest of the masses I augur great good. It is by their realizing...

In the unrest of the masses I augur great good. It is by their realizing...

From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to...

From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to...

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from...

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from...

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and...

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and...

Laboring men can perform for themselves the office of becoming their own employers.

Laboring men can perform for themselves the office of becoming their own employers.