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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail Picture Quote #1

Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress Picture Quote #1

The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer Picture Quote #1

The system has for its object an increase of persons that are to intervene between the producer and the consumer, living on the product of the land and labour of others, diminishing the power of the first, and increasing the number of the last Picture Quote #1

If a commodity were in no way useful, in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it Picture Quote #1

If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of that commodity on which it is exercised, as every diminution must lower it Picture Quote #1

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In comparing therefore the value of the same commodity, at different periods of time, the consideration of the comparative skill and intensity of labour, required for that particular commodity, needs scarcely to be attended to, as it operates equally at both periods Picture Quote #1

That the powers of labour, and of the other instruments which produce wealth, may be indefinitely increased by using their products as the means of further production Picture Quote #1

What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like Picture Quote #1

Long hours of labour seem to be the secret of the rational and healthful processes, which are to raise the condition of the labourer by an improvement of his mental and moral powers and to make a rational consumer out of him Picture Quote #1

Possessing utility, commodities derive their exchangeable value from two sources: from their scarcity, and from the quantity of labour required to obtain them Picture Quote #1

That man is of supreme folly who always wants for fear of wanting; and his life flies away while he is still hoping to enjoy the good things which he has with extreme labour acquired Picture Quote #1

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I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man Picture Quote #1

The prices of raw materials do not fluctuate directly with the labour cost of producing them Picture Quote #1

I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction of accompanying the early volumes of the series with this preface Picture Quote #1

Making a cartoon occupied usually about three full days, two spent in labour and one in removing the appearance of labour Picture Quote #1

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labour and there is invisible labour Picture Quote #1

The social relations of capitalism have penetrated slowly into all spheres of life to make wage labour the general condition of existence only in fairly recent times Picture Quote #1

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Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labour in it, but they labour in it because they excel Picture Quote #1

I consider that interest is determined by the increment of produce which it enables a labourer to obtain, and is altogether independent of the total return which he receives for this labour Picture Quote #1

The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature Picture Quote #1

Keynes tried to show that market economies could settle in equilibrium states in which the labour market did not clear, and in which the level of unemployment was high. He believed that this was due to a particular example of market failure, developed in his concept of effective demand Picture Quote #1

But the branches of industry are so multifarious, the divisions of labour so minutes and manifold, that it seems at first almost impossible to reduce them to any system Picture Quote #1

We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour Picture Quote #1

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But a rise in the wages of labour would not equally affect commodities produced with machinery quickly consumed, and commodities produced with machinery slowly consumed Picture Quote #1

But it is clear that the price of labour has no necessary connection with the price of food, since it depends entirely on the supply of labourers compared with the demand Picture Quote #1

But if inventions have increased man’s power over nature very much, then the real value of money is better measured for some purposes in labour than in commodities Picture Quote #1

It is rather hard to be accused of shiftlessness and idleness when the accuser closes the avenue of labour and industrial pursuits to us Picture Quote #1

But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it Picture Quote #1

I believe the prayers of 30 years ago are not lost. We may not see the results of our labour or sacrifice immediately, but in due time they will produce much fruit Picture Quote #1

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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail (Labour Quotes) Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress (Labour Quotes) The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer (Labour Quotes) The system has for its object an increase of persons that are to intervene between the producer and the consumer, living on the product of the land and labour of others, diminishing the power of the first, and increasing the number of the last (Labour Quotes) If a commodity were in no way useful, in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it (Labour Quotes) If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of that commodity on which it is exercised, as every diminution must lower it (Labour Quotes) In comparing therefore the value of the same commodity, at different periods of time, the consideration of the comparative skill and intensity of labour, required for that particular commodity, needs scarcely to be attended to, as it operates equally at both periods (Labour Quotes) That the powers of labour, and of the other instruments which produce wealth, may be indefinitely increased by using their products as the means of further production (Labour Quotes) What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like (Labour Quotes) Long hours of labour seem to be the secret of the rational and healthful processes, which are to raise the condition of the labourer by an improvement of his mental and moral powers and to make a rational consumer out of him (Labour Quotes) Possessing utility, commodities derive their exchangeable value from two sources: from their scarcity, and from the quantity of labour required to obtain them (Labour Quotes) That man is of supreme folly who always wants for fear of wanting; and his life flies away while he is still hoping to enjoy the good things which he has with extreme labour acquired (Labour Quotes) I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man (Labour Quotes) The prices of raw materials do not fluctuate directly with the labour cost of producing them (Labour Quotes) I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction of accompanying the early volumes of the series with this preface (Labour Quotes) Making a cartoon occupied usually about three full days, two spent in labour and one in removing the appearance of labour (Labour Quotes) A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labour and there is invisible labour (Labour Quotes) The social relations of capitalism have penetrated slowly into all spheres of life to make wage labour the general condition of existence only in fairly recent times (Labour Quotes) Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labour in it, but they labour in it because they excel (Labour Quotes) I consider that interest is determined by the increment of produce which it enables a labourer to obtain, and is altogether independent of the total return which he receives for this labour (Labour Quotes) The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature (Labour Quotes) Keynes tried to show that market economies could settle in equilibrium states in which the labour market did not clear, and in which the level of unemployment was high. He believed that this was due to a particular example of market failure, developed in his concept of effective demand (Labour Quotes) But the branches of industry are so multifarious, the divisions of labour so minutes and manifold, that it seems at first almost impossible to reduce them to any system (Labour Quotes) We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour (Labour Quotes) But a rise in the wages of labour would not equally affect commodities produced with machinery quickly consumed, and commodities produced with machinery slowly consumed (Labour Quotes) But it is clear that the price of labour has no necessary connection with the price of food, since it depends entirely on the supply of labourers compared with the demand (Labour Quotes) But if inventions have increased man’s power over nature very much, then the real value of money is better measured for some purposes in labour than in commodities (Labour Quotes) It is rather hard to be accused of shiftlessness and idleness when the accuser closes the avenue of labour and industrial pursuits to us (Labour Quotes) But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it (Labour Quotes) I believe the prayers of 30 years ago are not lost. We may not see the results of our labour or sacrifice immediately, but in due time they will produce much fruit (Labour Quotes)

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