 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.  Magazine of Western History - Page 4421891Full view - About this book
 | George Davis Herron - History - 1895 - 228 pages
...somehow, by the use of it, induces him to labor." Continuing, Mr. Lincoln proposed this principle : " Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and never could have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves... | |
 | George Davis Herron - Christian sociology - 1895 - 228 pages
...somehow, by the use of it, induces him to labor." Continuing, Mr. Lincoln proposed this principle : " Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and never could have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves... | |
 | Jacob Abbott - Indians of North America - 1860 - 312 pages
...whoever is once a hired laborer is fixed in that condition for life. Now, there is no such relation between capital and labor as assumed, nor is there...fixed for life in the condition of a hired laborer. But these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1896 - 502 pages
...somehow by the use of it induces him to labor. Now there is no such relation between labor and capital as assumed; nor is there any such thing as a free...fixed for life in the condition of a hired laborer. Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 794 pages
...whoever is once a hired laborer is fixed in that condition for life. Now there is no such relation between capital and labor as assumed, nor is there...man being fixed for life in the condition of a hired lalxirer. Both these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - Presidents - 1897 - 800 pages
...whoever is once a hired laborer is fixed in that condition for life. Now there is no such relation between capital and labor as assumed, nor is there any such thing as a free man 1ieing fixed for life in the condition of a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are false, and all... | |
 | Labor - 1898 - 1026 pages
...first annual message to Congress, Mr. Lincoln expresses tho same idea in different language. He said: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor. Capital could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital,... | |
 | James Daniel Richardson, United States. President - Presidents - 1899 - 818 pages
...whoever is once a hired laborer is fixed in that condition for life. Now there is no such relation between capital and labor as assumed, nor is there...laborer. Both these assumptions are false, and all infer h enees from them are groundless. Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only... | |
 | New Hampshire - New Hampshire - 1899 - 1242 pages
...first annual message to congress, Mr. Lincoln expresses the same idea in different language. He said: "Labor is prior to. and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor. Capital could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital,... | |
 | Samuel Chipman Parks - Imperialism - 1900 - 184 pages
...government." And he stated the relation of capital to labor with Madisonian clearness in the following words: "Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor and would never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital and deserves... | |
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