When great changes occur in history, when great principles are…

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

Eugene Debs

1918

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1918

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Eugene Debs

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Federal Court. US v. Eugene V. Debs. RG 21, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Criminal Case Files, 1912–1977, Criminal Case #4057. 9. NYT, 10 Sept. 1918.

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