Leon Jouhaux Inspirational Quotes (4)

A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one.

I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the others did but they certainly seemed to take it more to heart.

This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us to define precisely the conditions for its realization.

My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to send me to a National School of Arts and Crafts so that I could later become an engineer.