Eugene Victor Debs

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder. . . . the master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.

If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who had not been satisfied with their conditions, you would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

I would no more teach children military training than teach them arson, robbery, or assassination.

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

Riches are the savings of many in the hands of one.

The rights of one are as sacred as the rights of a million.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.