Labor and Freedom - Eugene Debs

Written by Eugene Debs
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

As of the date of publication (March 2022), this is by far the largest collection of Eugene V. Debs’ writings available in audio. Published in 1916, it is a compilation of his writings - magazine articles and campaign material - and his speeches to conventions and other large gatherings, from the years of his greatest popularity and influence.

“I am not a Labor Leader; I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could because if I led you in, someone else would lead you out. You must use your heads as well as your hands, and get yourself out of your present condition.” - Eugene V. Debs

“We demand the complete enfranchisement of women and the equal rights of all the people regardless of race, color, creed, or nationality. We demand that child labor shall cease once and forever and that all children born into the world shall have equal opportunity to grow up, to be educated, to have healthy bodies and trained minds, and to develop and freely express the best there is in them in mental, moral and physical achievement.” - Eugene V. Debs, 1912