The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death.
Rose SchneidermanRead
But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest against conditions which are unbearable the strong hand of the law is allowed to press down heavily upon us.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the struggle of workers fighting against oppressive conditions and the harsh response they often receive from authority.
Rose Schneiderman's quote sheds light on the plight of workers who, in their quest for better conditions, resort to protest as their only means of expression, only to face severe consequences from the legal system. It reflects the ongoing struggle for workers' rights and emphasizes the courage it takes to stand up against systemic injustice, even when faced with heavy repression.
Themes
WorkersProtestLawJusticeOppression
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about labor rights at a rally.
More from Rose Schneiderman
All quotes →What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist — the right to life as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also. The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.
Rose SchneidermanRead
Similar quotes
Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.
Mitch AlbomRead
If you're already in a fight, you want the first blow to be the last and you had better be the one to throw it.
Garry KasparovRead
The way Everest is guided is very different from the way other mountains are guided, and it flies in the face of values I hold dear: self-reliance, taking responsibility for what you do, making your own decisions, trusting your judgment - the kind of judgment that comes only through paying your dues, through experience.
Jon KrakauerRead
I just figured that, for me to get the best out of myself and do the right thing by myself, I really just needed to step away and find out what I really wanted to do and hopefully getting back to where my people are from and getting out bush could really re-energise me and help heal those wounds.
Adam GoodesRead
Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.
James A. GarfieldRead
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.
Samuel AdamsRead