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You have got to unite in the same labor union and in the same political party and strike and vote together, and the hour you do that, the world is yours.

Eugene V. Debs

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Eugene V. Debs
Age: 70 †
Born: 1855
Born: November 5
Died: 1926
Died: October 20
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