 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.  The American Federationist - Page 10701903Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 738 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. Hence... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 114 pages
...dog does not cure the bite. 5 E VE NTH I am nothing, but truth is everything. EIGHTH Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. NINTH Whatever shall appear to be God's will, I will do. TENTH JUNE ELE VE NT H Can aliens make treaties... | |
 | Horace Garvin Platt - 1908 - 296 pages
...Mr. Bryan omitted to quote. He said: "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. Capital has its rights, which are... | |
 | Democratic Party (U.S.), Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1908 - 332 pages
...Abraham Lincoln, when he declared that "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 more consideration." Through his wise and humane policy the... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1908 - 1200 pages
...labor submitted for adoption, that " 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 more consideration." Indeed, the convention disregarded the... | |
 | National Federation of Religious Liberals (U.S.). Congress - 1909 - 308 pages
...anticipating the labor problem: [TV• 1 " 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." How he hated the office-seeker!... | |
 | California. Department of Public Instruction - 1909 - 40 pages
...pointing the epigram at Senator Douglas. 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. Capital has its rights, which... | |
 | William Coligny Doub - 1909 - 494 pages
...to Congress President Lincoln said : "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." 202. Proper Regulation of Industrial... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Paul McClelland Angle, Earl Schenck Miers - 1992 - 692 pages
...them 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 existedthat labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor.... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pages
...Basler, vol. 2, p. 498 (1953). 979 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. President ABRAHAM LINCOLN, annual... | |
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