To free him from the tyrannies, petty or otherwise, which served to make his existence a slavery.
SAMUEL GOMPERSTime 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.
More Samuel Gompers Quotes
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There is not a right too long denied to which we do not aspire in order to achieve; there is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish.
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Workingmen are at the foundation of society.
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There may be here and there a worker who for certain reasons unexplainable to us does not join a union of labor. That is his right. It is his legal right, no matter how morally wrong he may be. It is his legal right, and no one can or dare question his exercise of that legal right.
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No race of barbarians ever existed yet offered up children for money
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[The labor movement is] a movement of the working people, for the working people, by the working people, governed by ourselves, with its policies determined by ourselves.
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So long as there is one [person] who seeks employment and cannot find it, the hours of work are too long.
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Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected.
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There are such wonderful possibilities in the life of each man and woman!
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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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Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment.
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One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man’s attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral suasion and appeal to man’s reason can a movement succeed.
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So long as we have held fast to voluntary principles and have been actuated and inspired by the spirit of service.
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The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.
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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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