The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life.

The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.

We have come too far, - struggled too long, - sacrificed too much and have too much left to do, - to allow that which we have achieved for the good of all to be swept away without a fight. And we have not forgotten how to fight.

The only way to convert a heathen is to travel into the jungle.

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?

The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life.

We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.