Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate.

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places.

To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every piece in the new set had a crack in it.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Do not take the yardstick of your ignorance to measure what the ancients knew, and call everything which you do not know lies. Do not call things untrue because they are marvelous, but give them a fair consideration.

The labor movement means just this: It is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth.

Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.