United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)

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I have no country to fight for my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who had not been satisfied with their conditions, you would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and all to lose - especially their lives.
The rights of one are as sacred as the rights of a million.
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

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