And I am glad to know that there is a system of labor

Abraham Lincoln
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And I am glad to know that there is a system of labor - where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I would to God that such a system prevailed all over the world. ✨ Speech, Hartford, Conn., 5 Mar. 1860
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And I am glad to know that there is a system of labor - where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I would to God that such a system prevailed all over the world. ✨ Speech, Hartford, Conn., 5 Mar. 1860

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