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# Eugene Victor Debs

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Eugene Victor Debs was an American socialist activist and trade unionist. He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States; through his presidential candidacies as well as hi

##  Quotes by Eugene Victor Debs

> [“{Debbs' letter to Robert Ingersoll 's granddaughter} I was the friend of your immortal grandfather and I loved him truly… the name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-victor-debs/debbs-letter-to-robert-ingersoll-s-granddaughter-i-was-the-friend-of/)

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> [“The name of Robert G. Ingersoll is in the pantheon of the world. More than any other man who ever lived he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-victor-debs/the-name-of-robert-g-ingersoll-is-in-the-pantheon-of-the-world-more/)

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[Admiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admiration/)

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> [“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-victor-debs/in-every-age-it-has-been-the-tyrant-the-oppressor-and-the-exploiter/)

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[Authoritarianism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authoritarianism/)

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