Every human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live on the labor of others, either by force which enslaves, or by cunning which robs, or by borrowing or begging, is wholly dishonorable. Every man should be taught some useful art. β¨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.4081, Library of Alexandria
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