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The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of…

Quote bySamuel Gompers · 1850–1924

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Samuel Gompers, "Not Even Compulsory Benevolence Will Do." The American Federationist. January 1917, p. 47..

English (original)

The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish.

— Samuel Gompers

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