"I know that the Kaiser incarnates all there is of brute fo… - Eugene V. Debs

"I know that the Kaiser incarnates all there is of brute force and of murder. And yet I would not, if I had the power, kill the Kaiser. I would do to him what Thomas Paine wanted to do to the king of England. He said, "Destroy the king, but save the man.

Eugene V. Debs

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Eugene Victor Debs (5 November 1855 – 20 October 1926) was an American labor and political leader and five-time Socialist Party candidate for President of the United States.

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Also Known As: Convict Number 9653

Alternative Names: Eugene Victor Debs • Eugene Debs • 9653 • Convict No. 9653 • Inmate Number 9653 • Eugene V Debs • The Revolutionist • Gene Debs

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