I would not be a Moses to lead you into the Promised Land, because if I could lead you into it, someone else could lead you out of it.
Eugene V. DebsTags: leadership leaders
The people can have anything they want, the only problem is they do not want anything.
Eugene V. DebsWhile there is a lower class, I am in it.
While there is a criminal element, I am of it.
While there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
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Too long have the workers of the world waited for some Moses to lead them out of bondage. He has not come; he never will come. I would not lead you out if I could; for if you could be led out, you could be led back again.
Eugene V. Debs{Debbs' letter to Robert Ingersoll's granddaughter}
I was the friend of your immortal grandfather and I loved him truly… the name of Ingersoll is revered in our home, worshipped by us all, and the date of birth is holy in our calendar... I have never loved another mortal as I have loved Robert Green Ingersoll.
Tags: inspirational friendship love admiration unity respect worship honor praise letter brotherhood immortal ingersoll robert-g-ingersoll robert-green-ingersoll robert-ingersoll
The name of Robert G. Ingersoll is in the pantheon of the world. More than any other man who ever lived he destroyed religious superstition. He was the Shakespeare of oratory -- the greatest that the world has ever known. Ingersoll lived and died far in advance of his time. He wrought nobly for the transformation of this world into a habitable globe; and long after the last echo of destruction has been silenced, his name will be loved and honored, and his fame will shine resplendent, for his immortality is fixed and glorious.
{Debbs had this much respect for Ingersoll, despite their radically different political views. This statement was made at Ingersoll's funeral}
Tags: inspirational love greatness shakespeare admiration respect superstition honor praise william-shakespeare oratory legendary ingersoll robert-g-ingersoll robert-green-ingersoll robert-ingersoll pantheon religious-superstition
Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
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