Harry Bridges

“We're going to make the machine our slave, not the other way around.”

“The only weapon we have is our solidarity.”

“To us, the issue is simple. Shall the men who create the wealth of this world be the ones to enjoy it?”

“We take the position that we are not going to be rats because somebody else is a rat.”

“The bosses are only strong as long as we are on our knees.”

“Our concern is not with what is legal, but with what is right.”

“We did not get where we are today by following the rules.”

“They can't deport an idea.”

“The first thing I ought to say is that I am a working stiff. I am not a professional labor leader.”

“I'm a working stiff. I don't trust politicians. And I don't trust the newspapers.”

“The history of the world is the history of the struggle of the workers.”

“An injury to one is an injury to all.”