The worker who knows the cause of his misery, who understands the make-up of our iniquitous social and industrial system can do more for himself and his kind than Christ and the followers of Christ have ever done for humanity; certainly more than meek patience, ignorance, and submission have done.

Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name!

True emancipation begins neither at the polls nor in the courts. It begins in woman's soul.

All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves.

I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years been working to undo the botched job your god has made.

The American suffrage movement has been, until very recently, altogether a parlor affair, absolutely detached from the economic needs of the people.

Political violence is organized violence on the top which creates individual violence at the bottom.