Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

People do not cooperate under the division of labor because they love or should love one another. They cooperate because this best serves their own… — Ludwig von Mises
Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with… — St. Vincent
Let every man teach his son, teach his daughter, that labor is honorable. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Every child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer. — Robert Green Ingersoll
I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering humanity everywhere. Especially do I mean to labor for the elevation of my… — Lucy Stone
In the twenty-first century, the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization. — Nikola Tesla
Machines were devised not to do a man out of a job, but to take the heavy labor from man's back and place it on… — Henry Ford
There should be no unemployment. There is large percentage of labor now which cannot make a living because wages are not high enough. That is… — Henry Ford
The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in… — Pope Pius XI
When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors. — Confucius
What is the good of life if its chief element, and that which must always be its chief element, is odious? No, the only true… — Edward Carpenter
Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birth right of all. Labor is the real sustainer of society, the sovereignty of… — Bhagat Singh
No festival of martial glory or warrior's renown is this; no pageant pomp of war-like conquest, no glory of fratricidal strife attend this day. It… — Peter J. McGuire
There is no other labor in all the world that brings to a human heart, judging from my own personal experience, more joy, peace and… — Heber J. Grant
Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work. — Unknown Author
Global poverty is an input on the supply side; the global economic system feeds on cheap labor. — Michel Chossudovsky
Conspiracy theories are an irresistible labor-saving device in the face of complexity. — Henry Louis Gates
Slave power crushes freedom of speech and of opinion. Slave power degrades labor. Slave power is arrogant, is jealous and intrusive, is cruel, is despotic,… — Unknown Author
The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the… — Christian Lous Lange
Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity… — Christian Lous Lange
There is very little moral mixture in the 'Antislavery' feeling of this country. A great deal is abstract philanthropy; part is hatred of slaveholders; a… — George William Curtis
Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should scrupulously… — Grover Cleveland
It is notorious that, whenever the demand for labor is much greater than the supply, or the wages of labor are much higher than the… — Unknown Author
The two systems slave and free-labor are incompatible. They have never permanently existed together in one country, and they never can. — William H. Seward
We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may… — Abraham Lincoln

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