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“We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.”

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Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs

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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