"I have no country to fight for my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world."

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The theme of politics is universal, yet Eugene V. Debs manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on politics often shapes our reality.

About Eugene V. Debs

Eugene Victor Debs was an American socialist activist and trade unionist. He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States; through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States.

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"While there is a lower class I am in it, while there is a criminal element I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."

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"Those who produce should have, but we know that those who produce the most - that is, those who work hardest, and at the most difficult and most menial tasks, have the least."

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"When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong."

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