I Am For Socialism Because

Every One Of The Aristocratic Conspirators And Would-be Murderers Claims To Be An Arch-patriot; Every One Of Them Insists That The War Is Being Waged To Make The World Safe For Democracy. What Humbug! What Rot! What False Pretense! These... Tyrants, These Red-handed Robbers And Murderers, The "patriots," While The Men Who Have The Courage To Stand Face To Face With Them, Speak The Truth, And Fight For Their Exploited Victims - They Are [called] The Disloyalists And Traitors. If This Be True, I Want To Take My Place Side By Side With The Traitors In This Fight.

The Economic Owning Class Is Always The Political Ruling Class.

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.

As Long As This Great Army Of Workers Is Scattered Among So Many Craft Unions, It Will Be Impossible For Them To Unite And Act In Harmony Together. Craft Unionism Is The Negation Of Solidarity. The More Unions You Have, The Less Unity.

You Need At This Time Especially To Know That You Are Fit For Something Better Than Slavery And Cannon Fodder.