On the recordJuly 1, 1854
The hired labourer of yesterday labours on his own account to-day, and will hire others to labour for him to-morrow.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “The hired labourer of yesterday labours on his own account to-day, and will hire others to labour for him to-morrow.”
Editor's note · Context
In a fragment on labor, Lincoln illustrates the dynamic progression of individuals within the American economic system.
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