The correct answer to this open question is the following.
We are talking about a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln. comparing Free Labor with Slave Labor.
Lincoln said this to his audience: " The prudent, penniless beginner in the world labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for himself, then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This, say its advocates, is free labor – the just, and generous, and prosperous system, which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and energy, and progress, and improvement of condition to all. If any continue through life in the condition of the hired laborer, it is not the fault of the system, but because of either a dependent nature which prefers it, or improvidence, folly, or singular misfortune."
That is how Lincoln explained that "hired laborers" was a decent and correct way to make a living through hard work and dedication. Being a hired worker, people could get a wage, saving a surplus to buy tools, land and buy the things they needed.
