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Denis Kearney

Denis Kearney Biography

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Denis Kearney was a historical figure, born in 1847 and died on April 24, 1907. His specific profession and category are unknown.

Denis Kearney was a historical figure, born in 1847 and died on April 24, 1907. His specific profession and category are unknown.

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“They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty millions of people, who have natural resources to feed, clothe and shelter the whole human race.”

People Humans Whole Natural Race Poverty Millions Land Resources Crisis Greed Human Race Forty Shelter Distress Stolen Natural Resources Public Lands

Author:Denis Kearney

“California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?”

May Prepared Chinese California Rely Sympathy Assistance Rely Upon

Author:Denis Kearney

“I will lead you to the City Hall, clean out the police force, hang the Prosecuting Attorney, burn every book that has a particle of law in it, then enact new laws for the workingmen.”

Book Law Force Cities Police Clean Immigration Halls Particles Attorney Police Force Prosecuting City Hall

Author:Denis Kearney

“A few men own from ten thousand to two hundred thousand acres each. The poor Laborer can find no resting place, save on the barren mountain, or in the trackless desert.”

Men Two Poor Thousand Ten Mountain Hundred Desert Hiking Barren Acres Laborers

Author:Denis Kearney

“To add to our misery and despair, a bloated aristocracy has sent to China - the greatest and oldest despotism in the world - for a cheap working slave.”

World Despair Add Misery Slave China Tyrants Aristocracy Despotism

Author:Denis Kearney

“We are with you in this work. Workingmen must form a party of their own, take charge of the government, dispose gilded fraud, and put honest toil in power.”

Government Form Party Honest Fraud Toil Gilded

Author:Denis Kearney

“Our moneyed men have ruled us for the past thirty years. Under the flag of the slaveholder they hoped to destroy our liberty.”

Men Years Past Liberty Thirty Afterlife Flags Thirty Years Slaveholders

Author:Denis Kearney

“We intend to try and vote the Chinaman out, to frighten him out. And if this won't do it, to kill him out.”

Ifs Trying History Vote

Author:Denis Kearney

“We know that if gold, if fraud, if force can defeat us, they will all be used. And we have resolved that they shall not defeat us. We shall arm. We shall meet fraud and falsehood with defiance, and force with force, if need be.”

Ifs Knows Needs Used Force Arms Gold Defeat Fraud Falsehood Hype Defiance

Author:Denis Kearney

“There are a few Chinese smuggled in over the borders of British Columbia on the north and Mexico on the south.”

South British Chinese Borders Mexico Columbia British Columbia

Author:Denis Kearney

About the Author

Born: 1847
Died: April 24, 1907
Known for: Author
Quotes: 10

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