--- title: "4 Crafts Quotes By Eugene V. Debs" description: "4 Crafts quotes by Eugene V. Debs. Plus more from Eugene V. Debs and more Crafts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/eugene-v-debs-7814_army_as-long-as-this-great-army-of-workers-is_859165.jpg" --- > [As long as this great army of workers is scattered among so many craft unions, it will be impossible for them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/as-long-as-this-great-army-of-workers-is-scattered-among-so-many/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/eugene-v-debs-7814_army_as-long-as-this-great-army-of-workers-is_859165.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) > [One glance proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these unions (railroad craft unions) are exceedingly useful to the corporations; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/one-glance-proves-beyond-a-shadow-of-a-doubt-that-these-unions/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/eugene-v-debs-7814_class_one-glance-proves-beyond-a-shadow-of-a-d_2211605.jpg) > [Why should the railroad employees be parceled out among a score of different organizations? They are all employed in the same service.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/why-should-the-railroad-employees-be-parceled-out-among-a-score-of/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/eugene-v-debs-7814_able_why-should-the-railroad-employees-be-par_2660909.jpg) ## Other authors on Crafts - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lheureux-51806.jpg) John L'Heureux 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/john-l-heureux/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robin-sharma-80451.jpg) Robin Sharma 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/robin-sharma/) - [Mark Twain 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-william-zinsser-96048.jpg) William Zinsser 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/william-zinsser/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-twyla-tharp-92503.jpg) Twyla Tharp 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/twyla-tharp/) - [Leonard Michaels 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/leonard-michaels/) - [Flannery O'Connor 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/flannery-o-connor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-e-m-forster-31094.jpg) E. M. Forster 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/e-m-forster/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-hare-27538.jpg) David Hare 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/david-hare/) - [Aristotle 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/aristotle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amy-sedaris-12498.jpg) Amy Sedaris 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/amy-sedaris/) ## 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/crafts/eugene-v-debs/#itemlist", "name": "4 Crafts Quotes By Eugene V. 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