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This is the most effectual of inventions to fertilize the rich man's fields by the sweat of the poor man's brow.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Johnson: “This is the most effectual of inventions to fertilize the rich man's fields by the sweat of the poor man's brow.”
Editor's note · Context
Johnson emphasizes the unfairness of wealth accumulation at the expense of the working class through economic systems.
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