Those were the days of the battles for the right to organize, and the conditions of workers were abominable. - Justine W. Polier

Passionate concern may lead to errors of judgment, but the lack of passion in the face of human wrong leads to spiritual bankruptcy..."

As case after case came up, I saw the vast chasms between our rhetoric of freedom, equality and charity, and what we were doing to, or not doing for, poor people, especially children.

My parents were among the first progressive parents who thought their children should always be at the dinner table to be heard as well as seen."