Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Most Popular Money Saving Device is Still Money

"The most popular labor-saving device is still money." -- Phyllis George

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Monday, September 01, 2008

Happiness of the Poor: Physical Labor Eases the Mind

"Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor" -- François de La Rochefoucauld

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Uncultivated Land + Unemployed Poor = Injustice

"Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state" -- Thomas Jefferson

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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Paying Workers Easier Than Charitable Giving

"You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their labor, than when you give money merely in charity" -- Samuel Johnson

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