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> [No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/no-use-to-preach-to-the-working-man-courtesy-politeness-when-at-the/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

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## More by B. Traven

> [Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need &…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/morals-are-taught-preached-not-for-the-sake-of-heaven-but-to-assist/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/if-you-do-not-wish-to-be-lied-to-do-not-ask-questions-the-only-real/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [The treasure which you think not worth taking trouble and pains to find, this alone is the real treasure you are longing for all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/the-treasure-which-you-think-not-worth-taking-trouble-and-pains-to/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/no-use-to-preach-to-the-working-man-courtesy-politeness-when-at-the/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [“don't ever believe that kings were done with when the fathers of the country made a revolution.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/don-t-ever-believe-that-kings-were-done-with-when-the-fathers-of-the/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [A trip to a Central American jungle to watch how Indians behave near a bridge won't make you see either the jungle or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/a-trip-to-a-central-american-jungle-to-watch-how-indians-behave-near/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/the-deplorable-thing-is-that-the-people-who-were-tortured-yesterday/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [The prison was very important - as everywhere on earth. Everywhere the building of a prison is the first step in the organization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/the-prison-was-very-important-as-everywhere-on-earth-everywhere-the/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions. If there were no questions, there would be no lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/if-you-do-not-wish-to-be-lied-to-do-not-ask-questions-if-there-were/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [“it would have been a rare thing anyhow for an official to come upon an idea that is not provided for in the regulations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/it-would-have-been-a-rare-thing-anyhow-for-an-official-to-come-upon/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [My personal history would not be disappointing to readers, but it is my own affair which I want to keep to myself. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/my-personal-history-would-not-be-disappointing-to-readers-but-it-is/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/anyone-who-is-willing-to-work-and-is-serious-about-it-will-certainly/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [“i wonder what goes on night and day beneath the surface of a cemetery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/i-wonder-what-goes-on-night-and-day-beneath-the-surface-of-a-cemetery/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [“ordinary people can never fall over the walls, because they never dare climb high enough to see what is beyond the walls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/ordinary-people-can-never-fall-over-the-walls-because-they-never-dare/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

> [The creative person should have no other biography than his works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-traven/the-creative-person-should-have-no-other-biography-than-his-works/)

[B. Traven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-traven/)

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