Quote by James Connolly
Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can

Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of the Serpent. – James Connolly

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The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave. – James Connolly

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With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in man, than any other association of men. – Clarence Darrow

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The most conservative man in the world is the British Trade Unionist when you want to change him. – Ernest Bevin

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No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesnt actually fall down. – George Bernard Shaw

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One of the great reasons for the popularity of strikes is that they give the suppressed self a sense of power. For once the human tool knows itself a man, able to stand up and speak a word or strike a blow. – Charles Horton Cooley

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