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James Beck: “To rekindle in men the love of work for work's sake and the spirit of discipline, which the lost sense of human…”

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To rekindle in men the love of work for work's sake and the spirit of discipline, which the lost sense of human solidarity once inspired, would do much to solve the problem, for work is the greatest moral force in the world.
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Beck advocates for rekindling a love for work and discipline as a solution to societal problems.

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