"Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems."

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"Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems."

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"Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first."

"Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor."

"Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory."

"He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread."

"Thanks to his salary, an employee is free to eat whatever, wherever. However, because of his job, he is not free to eat whenever."

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"Labor can and will become its own employer through co-operative association."

"Employment is slavery. Workers merely have a choice over where to serve their daily eight-hour sentence."

"When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself."

"There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements."

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"What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled?"

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

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"When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens."