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Former Governor of California

Leland Stanford was a prominent American politician and businessman who served as the 23rd Governor of California from 1861 to 1863. He was a leader in the development of the Central Pacific Railroad and played a significant role in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Stanford was also known for establishing Stanford University, which bears his name.

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“The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and bellows, and the labor he performs with them, because in fact, there is none.”

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“From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to my mind that capital was the product of labor, and that therefore, in its best analysis there could be no natural conflict between capital and labor.”

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“The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.”

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Book:Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...

Source: Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...

About the Author

Born: March 9, 1824
Died: June 21, 1893
Known for: Former Governor of California
Quotes: 29

Books & Sources

Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...Related source material

Government Loans on Real Estate: Speech of Hon. Leland Stanford, of California, in the United States Senate, March 10, 1890Related source material

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