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Labor, the nobility of toil and its virtue in America
A long reflective piece extols labor as honorable in a democratic nation, arguing that work elevates character and that the poor hold equal political value. It contrasts labor with idleness, cites biblical creation, and urges respect for workers while criticizing those who scorn labor and the laborer. The piece also references political events and public figures in a broad editorial context.
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Indu
Trious
Svetas
Mironah
Nerinsand
Manutl
Etl
Wave
Illeness
Te Nis
Otto Burl
Heman
Schurz
Curtis
Brecher
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Theaugh
Cleve
Waterhouse
United States
Europe
Mississippi
Tle
U.S