A Quote by Peter Jennings
The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
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The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions.
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