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Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach. John Townsend Trowbridge		Thursday Nov 06, 2025
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About Eugene Victor Debs

	Eugene Victor Debs
	Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 - October 20, 1926) was an American labor and political leader, one of the founders of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), as well as five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for President of the United States. Read More

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Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder.... the master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.

The rights of one are as sacred as the rights of a million.

Riches are the savings of many in the hands of one.

While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

I would no more teach children military training than teach them arson, robbery, or assassination.

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.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

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