When I sing I dont want them to see that my face is black; I dont want them to see that my face is white I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.
Most men would feel insulted if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall and then in throwing them back merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.
A fair days wage for a fair days work: it is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing. It is the everlasting right of man.
When I sing I dont want them to see that my face is black; I dont want them to see that my face is white I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.
Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Low wages are not cheap wages.
Any necessary work that pays an honest wage carries its own honor and dignity.
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
Most men would feel insulted if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall and then in throwing them back merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.