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Mother Jones quotes

American Activist August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930

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I believe that no man who holds a leader's position should ever accept favors from either side. He is then committed to show favors. A leader must stand alone. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where..."
My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "Injustice boils in men's hearts as does steel in its cauldron,..."
Injustice boils in men's hearts as does steel in its cauldron, ready to pour forth, white hot, in the fullness of time. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who..."
My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "That is, the wife must care for what the husband cares for if..."
That is, the wife must care for what the husband cares for if he is to remain resolute. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "I preferred sewing to bossing little children."
I preferred sewing to bossing little children. Mother Jones
I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others' sins, must be the vicarious sufferer for the wrongs that others do. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "The miners lost because they had only the constitution. The..."
The miners lost because they had only the constitution. The other side had bayonets. In the end, bayonets always win. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "Whatever your fight, don't be ladylike."
Whatever your fight, don't be ladylike. Mother Jones
I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You need convictions and a voice! Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living."
Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. Mother Jones
Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit! Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I..."
I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. Mother Jones
Mother Jones quote: "I'm not a humanitarian, I'm a hell-raiser."
I'm not a humanitarian, I'm a hell-raiser. Mother Jones

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