--- title: "7 Capitalist Quotes By Eugene V. Debs" description: "7 Capitalist quotes by Eugene V. Debs. Plus more from Eugene V. Debs and more Capitalist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/eugene-v-debs-7814_arise_the-republican-and-democratic-parties-or_167668.jpg" --- > [The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-republican-and-democratic-parties-or-to-be-more-exact-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/eugene-v-debs-7814_arise_the-republican-and-democratic-parties-or_167668.jpg) > [I don't want you to follow me or anyone else. If you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-don-t-want-you-to-follow-me-or-anyone-else-if-you-are-looking-for-a/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/eugene-v-debs-7814_business_i-don-t-want-you-to-follow-me-or-anyone_528467.jpg) > [I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-do-not-want-you-to-follow-me-or-anyone-else-if-you-are-looking-for/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/eugene-v-debs-7814_business_i-do-not-want-you-to-follow-me-or-anyone_896171.jpg) > [We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/we-want-a-system-in-which-the-worker-shall-get-what-he-produces-and/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/eugene-v-debs-7814_capitalist_we-want-a-system-in-which-the-worker-sha_1509668.jpg) > [Speaking of myself, I was made to realize long ago that the old trade union was utterly incompetent to deal successfully with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/speaking-of-myself-i-was-made-to-realize-long-ago-that-the-old-trade/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/eugene-v-debs-7814_capitalist_speaking-of-myself-i-was-made-to-realize_1702701.jpg) > [I am not a capitalist soldier; I am a proletarian revolutionist. I do not belong to the regular army of the plutocracy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-am-not-a-capitalist-soldier-i-am-a-proletarian-revolutionist-i-do/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/eugene-v-debs-7814_army_i-am-not-a-capitalist-soldier-i-am-a-pro_2615253.jpg) > [As a rule, large capitalists are Republicans and small capitalists are Democrats, but workingmen must remember that they are all capitalists, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/as-a-rule-large-capitalists-are-republicans-and-small-capitalists-are/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/eugene-v-debs-7814_capitalist_as-a-rule-large-capitalists-are-republic_2820193.jpg) ## Other authors on Capitalist ## More by Eugene V. Debs > [Too long have the workers of the world waited for some Moses to lead them out of bondage. I would not lead you out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/too-long-have-the-workers-of-the-world-waited-for-some-moses-to-lead/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet I am Bolshevik, and proud of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/from-the-crown-of-my-head-to-the-soles-of-my-feet-i-am-bolshevik-and/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [“I left that church with rich and royal hatred of the priest as a person, and a loathing for the church as an institution,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-left-that-church-with-rich-and-royal-hatred-of-the-priest-as-a/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [“I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-have-no-country-to-fight-for-my-country-is-the-earth-i-am-a-citizen/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-class-which-has-the-power-to-rob-upon-a-large-scale-has-also-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [Wherever capitalism appears, in pursuit of its mission of exploitation, there will Socialism, fertilized by misery, watered by tears, and vitalized by agitation be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/wherever-capitalism-appears-in-pursuit-of-its-mission-of-exploitation/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/intelligent-discontent-is-the-mainspring-of-civilization/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-republican-and-democratic-parties-or-to-be-more-exact-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/i-would-rather-a-thousand-times-be-a-free-soul-in-jail-than-to-be-a/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [The American people can have anything they want; the trouble is, they don't know what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-american-people-can-have-anything-they-want-the-trouble-is-they/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [Capitalism needs and must have the prison to protect itself from the criminals it has created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/capitalism-needs-and-must-have-the-prison-to-protect-itself-from-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [“{Letter from Debbs to Eva Ingersoll, husband of Robert Ingersoll , just after the news of Robert's death} We were inexpressibly shocked to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/letter-from-debbs-to-eva-ingersoll-husband-of-robert-ingersoll-just/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity. We have been cursed with the reign of gold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-issue-is-socialism-versus-capitalism-i-am-for-socialism-because-i/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [If you go to the city of Washington, you will find that almost all of those corporation lawyers and cowardly politicians, members of congress,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/if-you-go-to-the-city-of-washington-you-will-find-that-almost-all-of/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) > [The truth has always been dangerous to the rule of the rogue, the exploiter, the robber. So the truth must be supressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/the-truth-has-always-been-dangerous-to-the-rule-of-the-rogue-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalist/eugene-v-debs/#itemlist", "name": "7 Capitalist Quotes By Eugene V. 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