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“What can Labor do for itself? The answer is not difficult. Labor can organize, it can unify; it can consolidate its forces. This done, it can demand and command.”

Quote by Eugene V. Debs

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Eugene V. Debs was a prominent American political leader born on November 5, 1855, and died on October 20, 1926. He was a steadfast socialist and ran for the presidency of the United States four times. more

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