Lane Kirkland quotes

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win? (Lane Kirkland)
The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present. View quote
Lane Kirkland
To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot. View quote
Lane Kirkland
The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life. View quote
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We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end. View quote
Lane Kirkland
The skills and productivity of American Workers, not to mention the taxes they pay, are the greatest economic resource our country has. To condemn large numbers of them to unemployment, to deprive the Treasury of their tax contributions and to force them to live on unemployment at public expense is the most expensive luxury any society ever chose to buy. View quote
Lane Kirkland

Lane Kirkland

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Occupation: American Activist
Born: March 12, 1922
Died: August 14, 1999
Quotes count: 6
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