One glance proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these unions (railroad craft unions) are exceedingly useful to the corporations; and to the extent that they serve the economic and political purposes of the corporations, they are the foes – and not the friends – of the working class.

I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, some one else would lead you out.

You need at this time especially to know that you are fit for something better than slavery and cannon fodder.

Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on earth.

The general public knows practically nothing about the prison and appears to be little concerned about how it is managed and how prisoners are treated.

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.

You have got to unite in the same labor union and in the same political party and strike and vote together, and the hour you do that, the world is yours.