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> [“He who will not work shall not eat.' Yet, so strong is the propensity to be thought 'gentlemen;' so general is this desire amongst the youth of this proud money making nation, that thousands upon thousands of them are, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-william-andrus-alcott/he-who-will-not-work-shall-not-eat-yet-so-strong-is-the-propensity-to/)

William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

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## More by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

> [“He who will not work shall not eat.' Yet, so strong is the propensity to be thought 'gentlemen;' so general is this desire amongst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-william-andrus-alcott/he-who-will-not-work-shall-not-eat-yet-so-strong-is-the-propensity-to/)

William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

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