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the salt of the earth |
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the salt of the earth the best people Farmers were described as the best, the salt of the earth, particularly when their products were needed to feed the army. Etymology: based on the high value salt had in the past, and used in the Bible How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I use heaps of postage stamps, pay the expenses of many indifferent lecturers, defray the cost of printing reams of pamphlets and hand-bills which hail the laborer flatteringly as the salt of the earth, write and edit a little socialist journal, and do what lies in my power generally. These are rare souls; they are the salt of the earth. |
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