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Editorial
March 17, 1843
Carroll Free Press
Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A quotation from Dr. Nott extolling labor as a divine duty essential for human physical and moral perfection, while condemning idleness as unjust and unworthy of respect.
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LABOR.
"I maintain and enforce the great truth that labor is the decreed and appropriate duty of every man, and that he who evades or shrinks from it, not only is recreant to his own responsibilities and unjust to his fellow men, but an enemy to his own highest good. Man's physical and moral nature can only be developed and perfected by exercise, for which labor is the proper and divinely appointed method. He who honestly and faithfully labors in whatever department of mechanical industry necessity or choice has dictated, has a just claim to the respect and esteem of his fellow-men, and may justly take his stand with the proudest: while the idler, the drone, the prodigal, the consumer of other men's earnings, has no claim to the regard of the commonest, or even to his own."
DR. NOTT.
"I maintain and enforce the great truth that labor is the decreed and appropriate duty of every man, and that he who evades or shrinks from it, not only is recreant to his own responsibilities and unjust to his fellow men, but an enemy to his own highest good. Man's physical and moral nature can only be developed and perfected by exercise, for which labor is the proper and divinely appointed method. He who honestly and faithfully labors in whatever department of mechanical industry necessity or choice has dictated, has a just claim to the respect and esteem of his fellow-men, and may justly take his stand with the proudest: while the idler, the drone, the prodigal, the consumer of other men's earnings, has no claim to the regard of the commonest, or even to his own."
DR. NOTT.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Labor Duty
Moral Development
Idleness
Divine Appointment
Honest Work
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Nott
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Labor As Moral And Divine Duty
Stance / Tone
Strong Advocacy For Labor
Key Figures
Dr. Nott
Key Arguments
Labor Is The Decreed And Appropriate Duty Of Every Man
Evading Labor Is Recreant To Responsibilities, Unjust To Others, And Harmful To Self
Physical And Moral Nature Developed By Labor As Divinely Appointed Method
Honest Labor In Any Mechanical Industry Earns Respect And Esteem
Idler, Drone, Prodigal, And Consumer Of Others' Earnings Deserve No Regard