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yallerdawg

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3. Another perspective on Marx.

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 10:08 AM

Feb 2015

He was a contemporary of our great American historical figure Abraham Lincoln.

In this light, Lincoln said what?

In his first message to Congress in December 1861, Lincoln criticized the “effort to place capital on an equal footing with, if not above, labor in the structure of government.” Instead, he insisted, “labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor . . . Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.”

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"What path would world history have taken if Marx had become a Texan?" [View all] Starry Messenger Feb 2015 OP

Just a belated K&R. Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #1

Great read ctsnowman Feb 2015 #2

Another perspective on Marx. yallerdawg Feb 2015 #3

This is a great quote and not one that only Lincoln had expressed. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2015 #4