In capitalist society, surplus labor of the masses is necess... - Karl Marx

"In capitalist society, surplus labor of the masses is necessary to ensure the leisure of the few."

Karl Marx Work

Philosopher, Communist Theorist German 1818–1883

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"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."