re: #42 HappyWarrior

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
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Some guy a lot more wise than me.

I always like this one:

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.
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But I think the point is the same. Sadly, it’s lost on a lot of people.