Joe Hill quotes - page 3

Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). His songs and activism galvanized the labor movement in the early 20th century. He became a folk hero and enduring symbol of workers' rights after his controversial execution. Here are 60 of his quotes:

I don't know, maybe you'd be more interested in me if I were a book.

Joe Hill

You loved me as hard as you knew how. I'd give anything to go back and love you better...

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I'm not questioning your bravery. I'm questioning your intelligence.

Joe Hill

No one looks too closely at a librarian. People are afraid of going blind from the glare of-ssso much compressed wisdom.

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Him and God are supposed to be at war with each other. But if God hates sin and Satan punishes the sinners, aren't they working the same side of the street? Aren't the judge and the executioner on the same team?

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Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be kicked in the nuts as soon as they try to get back up. That wasn't in the Bible, but maybe it should've been.

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To be honest, I think cell phones were invented by the devil.

Joe Hill

Why is there evil in the world? Because sometimes you just wanna fuckin have it, and you don't care who gets hurt.

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the planet, Earth.

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