The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth.

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You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.

You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of...

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of...

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple...

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple...

I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time...

I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time...

I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the...

I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the...

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory,...

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory,...

So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take...

So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take...

Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended...

Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended...

I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to...

I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to...

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us...

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us...

After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to...

After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to...

By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would...

By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would...

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and...

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and...

Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a...

Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a...

The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There...

The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There...

But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest...

But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest...

We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting.

We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting.

I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been...

I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been...