Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, traduced by the press, frowned upon in public opinion, and deceived by politicians. 'But notwithstanding all this and all these, labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun.
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose,… - Eugene V. Debs
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose,…
- Eugene V. Debs
Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. … - Eugene V. Debs
Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. …
Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation. - Eugene V. Debs
Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.
I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it. - Eugene V. Debs
I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.
The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery. - Eugene V. Debs
The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery.
If you go to the city of Washington, and you examine the pages of the Congressional Directory, you will find that almost all of those corporation la… - Eugene V. Debs
If you go to the city of Washington, and you examine the pages of the Congressional Directory, you will find that almost all of those corporation la…
Private appropriation of the Earth’s surface, the natural resources, and the means of life is nothing less a crime than a crime against humanity, but… - Eugene V. Debs
Private appropriation of the Earth’s surface, the natural resources, and the means of life is nothing less a crime than a crime against humanity, but…
The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. T… - Eugene V. Debs
The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. T…
Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe … - Eugene V. Debs
Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe …
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