Syndicalism Quotes

#1. Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions.

Jose Ortega Y Gasset

#2. I owe most to Georges Sorel. This master of syndicalism by his rough theories of revolutionary tactics has contributed most to form the discipline, energy and power of the fascist cohorts.

Benito Mussolini

#3. Proposed Roads to Freedom
In this book Russell weighs the respective advantages and disadvantages of Socialism, Marxism and Syndicalism.

John Stuart Mill

#4. Modern Anarcho-Syndicalism is a direct continuation of those social aspirations which took shape in the bosom of the First International and which were best understood and most strongly held by the libertarian wing of the great workers' alliance.

Rudolf Rocker

#5. To want a job that exercises a man's capacities in an enterprise useful to society, is utopian anarcho-syndicalism; it is labor invading the domain of management. No labor leader has entertained such a thought in our generation. Management has the "sole prerogative" to determine the products.

Paul Goodman

#6. Some people make enough, some people don't, and it has nothing to do with their paycheck.

Janene Murphy

#7. In Labor movements generally, success through violence can hardly be expected except in circumstances where success without violence is attainable.

Bertrand Russell

#8. We had not only lost our childhood in the war but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness.

Ishmael Beah

#9. Change is legitimate and inevitable, for our language is a mighty river, picking up silt and flotsam here and discarding it there, but growing ever wider and richer.

Robert MacNeil

#10. Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

George S. Patton

#11. When Josh and I are recording a record, we're very mindful of how the music will manifest itself live. That's where we have to live every day. When we tour for the next record, I imagine there will be a new story to tell, and we'll introduce new characters.

Tyler Joseph

#12. There's always a source for humor.

Calvin Trillin

#13. Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

John Steinbeck

#14. What do you do with all your money?"
"Me and the French hoard gold.

Dashiell Hammett

#15. When your views are truly contrarian, they are inevitably uncomfortable. Courage and the ability to withstand pain are required,

Michael Steinhardt