On the record
It should be his right and privilege to labor and receive its full recompense, to which the State should have no right, further than the cost of his maintenance.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “It should be his right and privilege to labor and receive its full recompense, to which the State should have no right…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement asserts the right to fair labor compensation without state interference.
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