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> [One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby people choose and remove their rulers, there is no method of securing human rights against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/one-cannot-have-a-trade-union-or-a-democratic-election-without/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

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## More by George Meany

> [The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/the-one-profession-where-you-can-gain-great-eminence-without-ever/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/anybody-who-has-any-doubt-about-the-ingenuity-or-the-resourcefulness/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/economics-was-the-only-profession-where-a-person-could-be-considered/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/one-cannot-have-a-trade-union-or-a-democratic-election-without/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/every-piece-of-progressive-social-legislation-passed-by-congress-in/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/the-most-persistent-threat-to-freedom-to-the-rights-of-americans-is/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/it-is-impossible-to-bargain-collectively-with-the-government/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [“When we think of the historic struggles and conflicts of the current and past century, we naturally think of famous leaders: men who governed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/when-we-think-of-the-historic-struggles-and-conflicts-of-the-current/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/anybody-who-has-doubts-about-the-ingenuity-or-the-resourcefulness-of/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/labor-never-quits-we-never-give-up-the-fight-no-matter-how-tough-the/)

[George Meany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-meany/)

> [We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odors of Johns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-meany/we-heard-from-the-abortionists-and-we-heard-from-the-people-who/)

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