Quote of the Day
I'm going to revive my old quote of the day feature. Here's today's:
"If it had not been for the discontent of a few who had not been satisfied with their condition we would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization."-Eugene Debs
For those who don't know, Eugene Debs was a union organizer for the American Railway Union(ARU) and led the famous Pullman Strike. He helped organized the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, also known as the "Wobblies") and was a leader of the Socialist Party, running as their presidential candidate on five occasions, including 1912, when he got 6% of the vote, including more than 16% in Oklahoma!
Read more about Debs at Wikipedia.
"If it had not been for the discontent of a few who had not been satisfied with their condition we would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization."-Eugene Debs
For those who don't know, Eugene Debs was a union organizer for the American Railway Union(ARU) and led the famous Pullman Strike. He helped organized the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, also known as the "Wobblies") and was a leader of the Socialist Party, running as their presidential candidate on five occasions, including 1912, when he got 6% of the vote, including more than 16% in Oklahoma!
Read more about Debs at Wikipedia.
posted by Ben at 9:53 AM
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