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W. Todd Akin: “I think that the no work, no eat came a long time before the Pilgrims. As I recall, it was written in the Good Book.”

On the recordMay 12, 2010
I think that the no work, no eat came a long time before the Pilgrims. As I recall, it was written in the Good Book.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
May 12, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the historical concept of work and its relation to sustenance.

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