Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them,… — John L. Lewis
Workers have kept faith in American institutions. Most of the conflicts, which have occurred have been when labor's right to live has been challenged and… — John L. Lewis
The number of people, the labor force, has shrunk by nine million human beings since Obama took office. — Rush Limbaugh
In January 1944 I was called up by the Forced Labor Service, but I deserted on October 10, 1944. — Gyorgy Ligeti
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… — Abraham Lincoln
All wealth is the product of labor. — John Locke
Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment. — Stacy London
The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good. — Martin Luther
By rendering the labor of one, the property of the other, they cherish pride, luxury, and vanity on one side; on the other, vice and… — James Madison
Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks. — Karl Marx
Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor. — Karl Marx
The product of mental labor - science - always stands far below its value, because the labor-time necessary to reproduce it has no relation at… — Karl Marx
The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages… — Karl Marx
The poor despise labor when performed by slaves. — George Mason
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the… — Henri Matisse
Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor. — Marshall McLuhan
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose,… — Thomas Merton
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and… — Thomas Merton
Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace. — Ludwig von Mises
It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to… — Ashley Montagu
We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void. — Michel de Montaigne
The wealthy have never liked to pay for the labor that enriches them. Ever since slavery was eliminated, they have been trying to keep it… — Michael Moore
You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong. — Michael Moore
The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do… — Michael Moore
Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level… — Janet Napolitano

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