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Neither capital nor labor, prosperity nor hope, will go or linger long where human rights and life are unsafe.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Neither capital nor labor, prosperity nor hope, will go or linger long where human rights and life are unsafe.”
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Sherman warns that safety and human rights are essential for economic prosperity and stability.
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