James Larkin
James Larkin
JamesLarkinwas an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down. Growing up in poverty, he received little formal education and began working in a variety of jobs while still a child. He became a full-time trade union organiser in 1905...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth21 January 1875
CountryIreland
inspiration movement threshold
We are now on the threshold of a newer movement, with a newer hope and a new inspiration.
fighting men race
No, men and women of the Irish race, we shall not fight for England. We shall fight for the destruction of the British Empire and the construction of an Irish republic.
liberty worship individual
Claiming for ourselves liberty of conscience, liberty to worship, we shall see to it that every other individual enjoys the same right.
men causes cleaning
I am careful about my conduct because I know this cause requires clean men.
men russia men-and-women
Russia is the only place where men and women can be free,
years done born
For years and years I have done the work I was born for.
mistake funeral faults
We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.
men fellows
Man must be associated with his fellows.
determination class goal
The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination and enthusiasm towards the ultimate goal of their efforts, a Co-operative Commonwealth for Ireland.
want method workers
Those who want to divide the workers have resorted to the foulest methods.
mean may essentials
Therefore it is essential that some means should be sought whereby the work of the nation may be carried on without constant yet at present necessary dislocation.
book thinking worship
There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.
soul world publicity
The souls you have got cast upon the screen of publicity appear like the horrid and writhing creatures enlarged from the insect world, and revealed to us by the cinematograph.
comrade
Comrades - We are living in momentous times!