Quote#Money & Wealth
The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they…
Quote byJosiah Warren · 1798–1874
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Manifesto (1841).
English (original)
The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the wealth and all the power; and those who did not labor, be they ever so rich now, would as suddenly become poor and powerless.
— Josiah Warren
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