We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.

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People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

In violence, we forget who we are

In violence, we forget who we are

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices...

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

When we talk about equal pay for equal work, women in the workplace are beginning...

When we talk about equal pay for equal work, women in the workplace are beginning...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all...

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at...

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

. . . when the farm workers strike and their strike is successful, the employers...

. . . when the farm workers strike and their strike is successful, the employers...