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Abraham Lincoln Quotes about Labor

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Labor is the true standard of value.

Labor is the true standard of value.

"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4" by Abraham Lincoln, New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press, 1953.

Work, work, work, is the main thing.

Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). “Lincoln on Democracy”, p.178, Fordham Univ Press

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us

Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Stephen Crane, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln”, p.2339, Modern Library

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln”, p.338, Modern Library