The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right. — George Meany Copy Share Image
Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one. — George Meany Copy Share Image
Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right. — George Meany Copy Share Image
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 state. No democracy without human rights, no human rights without democracy, and no trade union rights without either. That is… — George Meany Copy Share
Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label. — George Meany Copy Share Image
The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear. — George Meany Copy Share Image
“When we think of the historic struggles and conflicts of the current and past century, we naturally think of famous leaders: men who governed… — George Meany Copy Share Image
Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one. — George Meany Copy Share Image
Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes. — George Meany Copy Share Image
We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odors of Johns. — George Meany Copy Share Image
