I knew from experience of the past that this butchering of people was done for the express purpose of defeating the eight-hour movement.

The time will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today.

Anarchism does not mean bloodshed it does not mean robbery, arson, etc. These monstrosities are, on the contrary, the characteristic features of capitalism. Anarchism means peace and tranquility to all.

You may pronounce the sentence upon me, honourable judge, but let the world know that in A.D. 1886, in the State of Illinois, eight men were sentenced to death because they believed in a better future because they had not lost their faith in the ultimate victory of liberty and justice!