Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.

Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right.

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.

The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear.

The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to better the standards of life for all who work for wages and to seek decency and justice and dignity for all Americans.

Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.

Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.