It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.

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.

The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right.

It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.

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

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

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