Politics Quote by John Steinbeck

“The great owners, striking at the immediate thing, the widening government, the growing labor unity; striking at new taxes, at plans; not knowing these…

— John Steinbeck

“The great owners, striking at the immediate thing ... not knowing these things are results, not causes.”

— John Steinbeck

“A labor union is revolutionary in fact. It is not the expressed desire to change the world; it is the change already embodied if…

— Frank Tannenbaum

“Union protagonists can be permitted a moment of nostalgia for this 'little' labor movement which no longer exists, nor can ever exist again, but…

— Sidney Lens

“Lots of people in history have only done their jobs and look at the trouble they caused”

— Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman

“It launched one worker, Eugene Debs, into a lifetime of activism for labor unions and socialism. Debs was arrested for supporting the strike. Two…

— Howard Zinn

“I also understood that for more than forty years, workers’ pay hadn’t kept pace with inflation. Productivity had gone up. Profits had gone up.…

— Elizabeth Warren

“The massive effort of the poor goes unnoticed in our society, that's labour, while the slightest effort of the rich is quickly noticed, and…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The legacy of unregulated wealth creation is bitter indeed.”

— Tony Judt

“Protect the workers, encourage the rich.”

— Victor Hugo

“much since the labor was free. It’s not going to win any architectural”

— Ray Gorham

“Create a movement, a cause, a revolution for your employees to work towards, instead of a company to work for.”

— Ted Rubin