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Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. the only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.
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Upon This Subject, The Habits Of Our

Abraham Lincoln
Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. the only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.
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