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“No free people in history very long maintained their political freedom after having once surrendered their industrial and commercial freedom.” quote by Robert La Folette — Download Open image

“No free people in history very long maintained their political freedom after having once surrendered their industrial and commercial freedom.”

Robert La Folette

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The poor, Sir, who are the ones called upon to rot in the trenches, have no organized power, have no press to voice their…

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There never was a higher call to greater service than in this protracted fight for social justice.

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War and rumors of war, are a dreadful diversion for peoples demanding juster distribution of wealth. War is the money changer's opportunity, and the…

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Corporations and individuals allied with corporations were invited to come in and take what they would…I determined that the power of this corupt influence,…

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Where there can be shown to be no difference in labor cost, I am for free trade. But the difference must be determined by…

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The supreme issue, involving all the others, is the encroachment of the few upon the rights of the many.

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Make the world safe for democracy.

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Free men of every generation must combat renewed efforts of organized force and greed to destroy liberty.

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One needs but to study the directory of directories of the great business concerns of the country to determine the extent to which this…

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The essence of the Progressive movement, as I see it, lies in its purpose to uphold the fundamental principles of representative government. It expresses…

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Mere passive citizenship is not enough. Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are…

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The supreme issue, involving all others, is the encroachment of the powerful few upon the rights of the many.

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