Quote by Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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…

— Robert La Folette

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,…

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

Make the world safe for democracy.

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette

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

— Robert La Folette