Leland Stanford

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  • “A man’s sentiments are generally just and right, while it is second selfish thought which makes him trim and adopt some other view. The best reforms are worked out when sentiment operates, as it does in women, with the indignation of righteousness.” -Leland Stanford

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  • “Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive.” -Leland Stanford

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  • “Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.” -Leland Stanford

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  • “Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.” -Leland Stanford

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  • “The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized.” -Leland Stanford

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  • “A man’s sentiments are generally just and right, while it is second selfish thought which makes him trim and adopt some other view. The best reforms are worked out when sentiment operates, as it does in women, with the indignation of righteousness.” -Leland Stanford

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  • The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account. – Leland Stanford

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