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“The landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal... once peace is declared the landmine does not recognize that peace. The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims.”

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Jody Williams

Jody Williams is a renowned political activist known for her leadership in the campaign to ban landmines. Born on October 9, 1950, she began actively participating in anti-landmine activities in the mid-1980s and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her efforts. more

“What is a labour victory? I maintain that it is a twofold thing. Workers must gain economic advantage, but they must also gain revolutionary spirit, in order to achieve a complete victory. For workers to gain a few cents more a day, a few minutes less a day, and go back to work with the same psychology, the same attitude toward society is to achieve a temporary gain and not a lasting victory.”

“If the workers are organized, all they have to do is to put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped.”

Ifs Hands Class Labor Workers Organized Pockets Capitalist Organized Labor

Author:Bill Haywood

“Labor was marching toward the goal of industrial democracy and contributing constructively toward a more rational arrangement of our domestic economy.”

Goal Economy Democracy Labor Rational Arrangements Contributing

Author:John L. Lewis

“We must elevate the craft, protect its interests, advance wages, reduce the hours of labor, spread correct economic doctrines and cultivate a spirit of fraternity among the working people regardless of creed, color, nationality or politics. These principles are the foundation principles of our organization.”

“One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby people choose and remove their rulers, there is no method of securing human rights against the state. No democracy without human rights, no human rights without democracy, and no trade union rights without either. That is our belief; that is our creed.”

“Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.”

Giving Long Matter Fighting Giving Up Tough Labor Quitting Odds Never Giving Up Never Quit Labor Union

Author:George Meany

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