I believe that no man who holds a leader's position should ever accept favors from either side. He is then committed to show favors. A leader must stand alone. — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people. I am not unaware that leaders betray, and sell out, and play false. But this knowledge does not outweigh the fact that my class, the working class, is exploited,… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
a TEN-YEAR-OLD lad in Indianapolis who was arrested for picking up coal along the side of railroad tracks is now in jail. If the… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
That is, the wife must care for what the husband cares for if he is to remain resolute. — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
All the average human being asks is something he can call a home; a family that is fed and warm; and now and then… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
...Poetic injustice...having made over Japan in our own image. The Japanese, ...are now, next to us, the greatest consumers of meat in the world. — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
“The first thing is to raise hell,” says I. “That’s always the first thing to do when you’re faced with an injustice and you… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of… — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
