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    The workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions. The police gave them clubs.

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For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial
of the equal right to the use read more

For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial
of the equal right to the use of land is necessarily the denial
of the labor to its own produce.

by Henry George Found in: Labor Quotes,
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Labor Quotes,
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A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and
the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and
the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

by Steven Grover Cleveland Found in: Labor Quotes,
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He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.

He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Labor Quotes,
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.

by Luc De Clapiers Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges.

Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges.

by Harriet H. Robinson Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Labor Quotes,
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When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.

When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.

by William Cowper Found in: Labor Quotes,
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living read more

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

by John D. Rockefeller Found in: Labor Quotes,
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