 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 existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.  The Ohio Educational Monthly - Page 5311908Full view - About this book
 | Wisconsin State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1860 - 586 pages
...groundless. They hold that lahor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed— that labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor. Hence... | |
 | Wisconsin State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1860 - 582 pages
...groundless. They hold that labor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed — that labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor.... | |
 | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - Presidents - 1861 - 454 pages
...of a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital...consideration. Capital has its rights, which are as worthy «xP protection as any other rights. Nor is it denied that there is, and probably always will be, a... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - United States - 1861 - 852 pages
...a hired laborer. Both of these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital...and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital baa its rights, which are as worthy of protection as any other rights. Xor is it denied that there... | |
 | 1861 - 928 pages
...of a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital...and could never have existed if labor had not first xisted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1861 - 450 pages
...of a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital...and could never have existed if labor had not first xisted. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its... | |
 | Ludwig Karl Aegidi - 1861 - 462 pages
...hired laborer. Both of these assumptions are lk6 ' false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could have never existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capiial :ind deserves much... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1861 - 824 pages
...of a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are _•«. and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the rut of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first csted. Labor is the superior of capital,... | |
 | History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...Labor is prior to and iudependent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could have never existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capiial and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its rights which are as worthy of protection... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...be justified were I to omit raising a warning voice against this approach of returning despotism. u Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital...is, and probably always will be, a relation between capital and labor, producing mutual benefits. The error is in assuming that the whole labor of a community... | |
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