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Work is the only universal currency which God accepts. A nation's welfare will depend on its ability to master the world; that, on power of work; that, on its power of thought.
Work is the only universal currency which God accepts. A nation's welfare will depend on its ability to master the world; that, on power of work; that, on its power of thought.
Approximate author period: c. 1835 AD · industrial
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- Theodore Parker
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- Approximate author period: c. 1835 AD · industrial
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Theodore Parker. · page_563
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