The whole difficulty which this question presents arises from the seeming stubbornness with which the people refuse to understand that the interests of the people as a whole can only be promoted by promoting the interests of each individual composing the whole.
She asserts that the collective interests of the people can only be advanced by addressing the needs of each individual.
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In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.
How has it been possible thus long for leaders to control the masses, except that the masses have permitted others to act for them, and that without rendering any account for such action?
And this is no more true of the pauper laborers of Europe and the slave laborers of Asia than it is of the free labor of America.
A fact isolated from all connections loses its significance.