The essence of trade unionism is social uplift. The labor movement has been the haven for the dispossessed, the despised, the neglected, the downtrodden, the poor. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share Image
In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
I don't ever remember a single day of hopelessness. I knew from the history of the labor movement, especially of the black people, that… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
If we have white persons in the March, we are certain to have trouble with the Communists, and it may not be viewed as… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Negroes are in no mood to shoulder guns for democracy abroad while they are denied democracy here at home. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
We want the full works of citizenship with no reservations. We will accept nothing less . . . This condition of freedom, equality, and… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Look for the enemies of Medicare, of higher minimum wages, of Social Security, of federal aid to education and there you will find the… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Lincoln was the spokesman of the rising capitalist class of the North, who viewed the emancipation of Negro slaves as indispensable to the development… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
I personally pledge myself to openly counsel, aid, and abet youth, both black and white, to quarantine any Jim Crow conscription system. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Debs is greater than Lincoln. Debs is the spokesman of the great struggling working class of all races, nationalities, creeds, sexes. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious. — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
Since almost all Negroes are workers, live on wages, and suffer from the high cost of food, clothing and shelter, it is obvious that… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share
