Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fr…

Abraham Lincoln
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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. ✨ Annual Message to Congress, 3 Dec. 1861
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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. ✨ Annual Message to Congress, 3 Dec. 1861

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