This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
In the report made on behalf of the C.G.T. we affirmed that the Peace Treaty should, in accordance with the spirit of… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
True enough, nature has endowed me with a fair measure of patience and composure, yet I should be lying if I told… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized,… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
At Leeds the idea of an international labour organization appeared in a trade-union text which also drew attention to the danger to the working… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
We too, through lack of knowledge and of sufficiently mature reflection, mistook the visible outward appearance of the phenomenon for the phenomenon itself. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
On completion of my military service, I went back to the factory and to the trade union. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
Expressing the thoughts of my comrades, I suggested, among other means, the organization of an international information service on inventories, on production, and on… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
The trade unions, far from being content with these declarations, established international liaisons and supported every policy based on pacification and understanding. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
Furthermore, it is not distorting history to say that it was largely through the efforts and propaganda of our International Federation that the government… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
From 1918 on, trade unionists were to express from the platforms of their congresses the workers' desire for peace through a rational organization of… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be also an… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
