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The Republican And Democratic Parties, Or, To Be More Exact, The Republican-democratic Party, Represent The Capitalist Class In The Class Struggle. They Are The Political Wings Of The Capitalist System And Such Differences As Arise Between Them Relate To Spoils And Not To Principles.

Ten Thousand Times Has The Labor Movement Stumbled And Bruised Itself. We Have Been Enjoined By The Courts, Assaulted By Thugs, Charged By The Militia, Traduced By The Press, Frowned Upon In Public Opinion, And Deceived By Politicians. 'but Notwithstanding All This And All These, Labor Is Today The Most Vital And Potential Power This Planet Has Ever Known, And Its Historic Mission Is As Certain Of Ultimate Realization As Is The Setting Of The Sun.

It Is When You Have Done Your Work Honestly, When You Have Contributed Your Share To The Common Fund That You Begin To Live.

No War By Any Nation In Any Age Has Ever Been Declared By The People.

Intelligent Discontent Is The Mainspring Of Civilization.