Mother Jones
Mother Jones
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth1 August 1837
CountryUnited States of America
class working-class
Freedom for the working class!
grandmother long enough
I hope to live long enough to be the great-grandmother of all agitators.
speech free-speech streets
You must stand for free speech in the streets.
heart men cold
Men's hearts are cold. They are indifferent.
men citizens principles
What is a good enough principle for an American citizen ought to be good enough for the working man to follow.
revolution born
I was born in revolution.
not-afraid militia presses
I'm not afraid of the press or the Militia.
country people want
I want to hold a series of meetings all over the country and get the facts before the American people
mother children men
I nursed men back to sanity who were driven to despair. I solicited clothes for the ragged children, for the desperate mothers. I laid out the dead, the martyrs of the strike.
men
I have always advised men to read
believe flags movement
I believe that movements to suppress wrongs can be carried out under the protection of our flag.
play leader betray
I am not unaware that leaders betray, and sell out, and play false.
telling-the-truth witness oath
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand
children slavery responsible
And who is responsible for this appalling child slavery? Everyone.