A good civilization gives the greatest possible scope to the common passions and makes them intelligible among the great number of people.
Meridel Le SueurMoney is only money, beans tonight and steak tomorrow. So long as you can look yourself in the eye.
Meridel Le SueurYou can tell by looking at most people that the world remains a stone to them and a closed door.
Meridel Le SueurWhat happens in a strike happens not to one person alone.... It is a crisis with meaning and potency for all and prophetic of a future. The elements in crisis are the same, there is a fermentation that is identical. The elements are these: a body of men, women and children, hungry; an organization of feudal employers out to break the back of unionization; and the government Labor Board sent to "negotiate" between this hunger and this greed.
Meridel Le Sueur