... it is the spirit of trade unionism that is most important, the service of fellowship, the feeling that the hurt of one is the concern of all and that the work of the individual benefits all.

there is nothing more American than the trade-union movement.

What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist ... the right to life, and the sun and music and art ... The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too.

The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death.

I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement.

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average.

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple of dollars for the sorrowing mothers, brothers and sisters by way of a charity gift.

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement.

I cannot think of a thing that was better in those good old days.

You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.

Today, for many people, being a union member simply means paying dues, but in the early days there were so few of us that if a majority of the members were not active, the union ceased to exist.

Search for contentment in each person you meet.

I don't know why wicked places generally look wicked. You'd think they'd look nice, to fool people, but they hardly ever do.

Grief can take care of itself but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.

By accepting God's love for us, we fall in love with Him, and only then do we have the fuel we need to obey.

I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again.

Imprisonment is as irrevocable as death.

I want to get everybody out of the shadows, get the economy working, and not let employers like Donald Trump exploit undocumented workers, which hurts them, but also hurts American workers.

Respect Life and Life will respect You. Love Life and Love will shower Blessings on You.

Men tighten the knot of confusion Into perfect misunderstanding.