Composure Quote by Leon Jouhaux

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

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

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

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

The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise.

— Leon Jouhaux

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

On completion of my military service, I went back to the factory and to the trade union.

— Leon Jouhaux

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

The trade unions, far from being content with these declarations, established international liaisons and supported every policy based on pacification and understanding.

— Leon Jouhaux

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

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

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