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Outsiders and outcasts1 quote
Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, while there is a lower class I am in it, while there is a criminal element I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. — Eugene Debs · 1918Political progress1 quote
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right. — Eugene Debs · 1918Progress1 quote
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right. — Eugene Debs · 1918The vanguard1 quote
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right. — Eugene Debs · 1918Underdogs1 quote
Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, while there is a lower class I am in it, while there is a criminal element I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. — Eugene Debs · 1918