To free him from the tyrannies, petty or otherwise, which served to make his existence a slavery.
SAMUEL GOMPERSAll other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Dayis devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.
More Samuel Gompers Quotes
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The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press have not been granted to the people in order that they may say things which please, and which are based upon accepted thought, but the right to say the things which displease.
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Show me the country that has no strikes and I’ll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
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It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
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The right to say the things which convey the new and yet unexpected thoughts, the right to say things, even though they do a wrong.
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Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.
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The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.
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W.Z. Foster {head of the American Communist Party}, who had no money, went to Moscow and came back and announced that he was building a great secret machine to undermine the American labor movement and turn it over to the Red International, owned by Lenin.
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Let social busybodies and professional “public morals experts” in their fads reflect upon the perils they rashly invite under this pretense of social welfare.
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The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
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Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected.
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Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment.
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All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Dayis devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.
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There are such wonderful possibilities in the life of each man and woman!
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Workingmen are at the foundation of society.
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No lasting gain has ever come from compulsion.
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