We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.

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

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.

I would rather be arrested as a traitor than fight a war for Wall Street.

The rights of one are as sacred as the rights of a million.

I would not be a Moses to lead you into the Promised Land, because if I could lead you into it, someone else could lead you out of it.

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