The essay "Unto This Last" profoundly influenced the ideas of Gandhi and labour movements.
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To "live free" means to be able to control your own life and to avoid violence, or the threat of violence, by others. What you do and how you do it will almost always determine whether or not freedom will be yours. But YOU must take the responsibility for creating your own...