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. Complete Works - Page 52by Abraham Lincoln - 1894Full view - About this book
| Wisconsin State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1860 - 586 pages
...groundless. They hold that lahor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed— that labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor. Hence... | |
| Wisconsin State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1860 - 582 pages
...groundless. They hold that labor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed — that labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor.... | |
| United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - Presidents - 1861 - 454 pages
...false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never...consideration. Capital has its rights, which are as worthy «xP protection as any other rights. Nor is it denied that there is, and probably always will be, a... | |
| United States. Department of State - United States - 1861 - 450 pages
...false, and all inferences from them are groundless. 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 xisted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its... | |
| 1861 - 928 pages
...false, and all inferences from them are groundless. 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 xisted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its... | |
| History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...Labor ÍR prior to and 'ndependent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could have never existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capiial and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its rights which are as worthy of protection... | |
| United States. President - United States - 1861 - 824 pages
...inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the rut of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first csted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the .3er consideration. Capital has its... | |
| Ludwig Karl Aegidi - 1861 - 462 pages
...Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could have never existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capiial :ind deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its rights which are as worthy of... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1862 - 966 pages
...false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never...is, and probably always will be, a relation between labor and capital, producing mutual benefits. The error is in assuming that the whole labor of community... | |
| Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never...is, and probably always will be, a relation between labor and capital, producing mutual benefits. The error is in assuming that the whole labor of community... | |
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