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Eugene V. Debs

American labor and political leader

1855–1926

21 quotes, most often on Freedom, Politics and War & Peace.

The Man of Galilee, the Carpenter, the workingman who became the revolutionary agitator of his day soon found himself to be an undesirable citizen in the eyes of the ruling knaves and they had him crucified.
The Canton, Ohio Speech, Anti-War Speech (1918)
- Christianity
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 to myself.
The Issue (1908)
- Morality
- Responsibility
There has never been a free people, a civilized nation, a real republic on this earth.
The Socialist Party and the Working Class (1904)
- Freedom
Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like all other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.
What’s the matter with Chicago? (1902)
- Clever Jabs
- Economics
The Republican and Democratic parties are alike capitalist parties — differing only in being committed to different sets of capitalist interests.
The Socialist Party and the Working Class (1904)
- Politics
Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind then that I was not one bit better than the meanest on Earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; and while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
Statement to the Court (1918)
- Freedom
- Justice

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