The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear..

Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one..

The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to better the standards of life for all who wo….

We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odors of Johns..

It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government..

One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election,….

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label..

Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right..

The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right..

Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes..