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Eugene V. Debs, iconic American politician and labor leader, dedicated his life to championing the rights of the working class. As the founder of the American Railway Union and a five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party, Debs fearlessly fought against corporate power and inequality, leaving an enduring legacy of advocacy for economic justice and human dignity.
"Those who produce should have, but we know that those who produce the most - that is, those who work hardest, and at the most difficult and most menial tasks, have the least."
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"Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation."
"When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong."
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