Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
CLARENCE DARROWI knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.
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I knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
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I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.
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The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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