Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 - October 20, 1926) on Workers and Civilization(published by RevoltSource) |
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American Socialist, Political Activist, Trade Unionist, Founding Member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Five Times the Presidental Candidate of the Socialist Party
: ....an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #2 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Workers and Civilization
“The labor movement is the child of slavery—the offspring of oppression—in revolt against the misery and suffering that gave it birth.
Its splendid growth is the marvel of our time, the forerunner of freedom, the hope of mankind.”
Source: "Ideal Labor Press, The," by Eugene V. Debs, May 1904, The Metal Worker, Source: DEBS: His Life Writings and Speeches 1908 by The Appeal to Reason newspaper, Girard, Kansas. Pages 239-244.
"Ideal Labor Press, The," by Eugene V. Debs, May 1904, The Metal Worker, Source: DEBS: His Life Writings and Speeches 1908 by The Appeal to Reason newspaper, Girard, Kansas. Pages 239-244.
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