We are the tools are vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks… — John Swinton
We are the tools are vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes.
Chicago Labor Enquirer · 1888
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Citation
Swinton, John. Quoted in Chicago Labor Enquirer. 12 May 1888.


