History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it. By raising the living standards of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed of levels of production. Those who attack labor forget these simple truths, but history remembers them. ✨ Speech to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL - CIO), December 11, 1961.
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