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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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- Abraham Lincoln
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- Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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