Eugene V. Debs

The most heroic word in all languages is revolution.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.