On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
The true welfare of the nation is indissolubly bound up with the welfare of the farmer and the wage-worker—of the man who tills the soil, and of the mechanic, the handicraftsman, the laborer.
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Advocating for economic justice, this quote asserts that the prosperity of the nation is inextricably linked to the well-being of farmers and wage-workers.
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