Quotes by Mary Harris (Mother) Jones (1830-1930) American labor agitator

I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.

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Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.


I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

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Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.
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    "So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty."
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