"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."

"Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built."

"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."

--Abraham Lincoln

"B. O. stinks...keep the change!"

--Scott Perry (not an original quote, but if the shoe fits...)