“Each year, at summer’s end, we pause to honor working men and women
Their labor, resourcefulness, and devotion to family and country have forged the freest, most prosperous nation the world has ever known
In the pursuit of that American dream, every generation has proven anew the dignity of work and of working people,”
Labor Day provides all of us with an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of work not simply as an economic necessity
But as an expression of deeper human qualities
We can be truly grateful that God has blessed our nation with an abundance which has permitted us to produce a vast quantity of goods for people around the world
We rejoice in the fact that more of our citizens are working than ever before and that we continue to be a land of hope, energy, and opportunity,”