Excerpt from Tenure and Toil: Or, Rights and Wrongs of Property and Labor The time is at hand when America, if she is in any manner to shape and perfect her destiny, must not only determine the true goal of social organization, but also to walk in the best and safest way of attaining that goal; and every American who feels a concern for the good of his fellow-men, who desires to act intelligently upon the political proposals of the day, who aspires to Wield a healthful influence on the moral and material growth of the republic, should make special endeavor to understand the social and industrial problems, beside which all others are but empty queries. A recognition of this duty prompts the writing of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.