August Spies quotes
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“You may pronounce the sentence upon me, honourable judge, but let the world know that in A.D. 1886, in the State of Illinois, eight men were sentenced to death because they believed in a better future; because they had not lost their faith in the ultimate victory of liberty and justice!”
-- August SpiesSource : Address of August Spies. "The Accused the Accusers: Famous Speeches of the Chicago Anarchists in Court", www.chicagohistoryresources.org. 1886.
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“But, if you think that by hanging us, you can stamp out the labor movement - the movement from which the downtrodden millions, the millions who toil and live in want and misery - the wage slaves - expect salvation - if this is your opinion, then hang us! Here you will tread upon a spark, but there, and there, and behind you and in front of you, and everywhere, flames will blaze up. It is a subterranean fire. You cannot put it out.”
-- August SpiesSource : Address of August Spies. "The Accused the Accusers: Famous Speeches of the Chicago Anarchists in Court", www.chicagohistoryresources.org. 1886.
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“I knew from experience of the past that this butchering of people was done for the express purpose of defeating the eight-hour movement.”
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“The time will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today.”
-- August SpiesSource : "America's Second Century: Readings in United States History Since 1877". Book by Kenneth G. Alfers, p. 43, 1993.
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“Anarchism does not mean bloodshed; it does not mean robbery, arson, etc. These monstrosities are, on the contrary, the characteristic features of capitalism. Anarchism means peace and tranquility to all.”
-- August Spies
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers
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Source : "Kinzinger topples Manzullo in Illinois" by Alex Isenstadt and David Catanese, www.politico.com. March 21, 2012.
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Source : Address of August Spies. "The Accused the Accusers: Famous Speeches of the Chicago Anarchists in Court", www.chicagohistoryresources.org. 1886.
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Source : "Illinois Death Row Emptied". www.washingtonpost.com. January 12, 2003.
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“Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy's mind.”
Source : "Fictional character: Joe O'Malley". "Stolen Summer", www.imdb.com. 2002.
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“I was surprised, the triple-stack package produced eight to 15 more bushels.”
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