I think Whitman more than any other poet possessed the gift of revealing to others the beauty of everything around us, the beauty of nature, the beauty of human beings.
Ella Reeve BloorI shall never forget the despair and agony on the parents' faces on the awful day of the funeral when the 13 little children, victims not only of John D. Rockefeller, but of the government of the state of Colorado were buried.
Ella Reeve BloorSome of his own closeness to nature, his great love for human beings, was passed on by Whitman to all of us who knew and loved him.
Ella Reeve BloorOnly with the tools of production in their own hands could the workers ever hope to control their own lives and receive the fruits of their labor.
Ella Reeve Bloor