Long-haired preachers come out every night,
Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right;
But when asked how 'bout something to eat,
They will answer with voices so sweet:
You will eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die. (ang.)
Źródło: The Preacher and the Slave (1911)
Joe Hill słynne cytaty
There are women of many descriptions,
In this queer world, as everyone knows.
Some are living in beautiful mansions,
And are wearing the finest of clothes.
There are blue blooded queens and princesses,
Who have charms made of diamonds and pearl;
But the only and thoroughbred lady
Is the Rebel Girl. (ang.)
utwór poświęcony uczestniczkom strajku w zakładach tekstylnych w Lawrence w stanie Massachusetts, a w szczególności postaci Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
Źródło: Rebel Girl (1914)
Joe Hill: Cytaty po angielsku
“I'm not questioning your bravery. I'm questioning your intelligence.”
Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows
Remarks to the judge after being found guilty of murder (1915-07-08), as quoted in Philip Foner, The Case of Joe Hill (International Publishers Co., 1966, ISBN 0-717-80022-9, 127 pages), p. 49. Under Utah law, he was allowed a choice of being shot or hanged.
“Goodbye Bill. I die like a true blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize.”
Telegram to William "Big Bill" Haywood (1915-11-18), quoted in International Socialist Review, vol. XVI (December 1915)
"The Preacher and the Slave" http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Preacher_and_the_Slave (1911)
“I die with a clear conscience, I die fighting, not like a coward.”
Said while being taken to his execution, as quoted in Philip Foner, The Case of Joe Hill (International Publishers Co., 1966), p. 108
My Last Will http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/My_Last_Will (1915-11-18)
"The Preacher and the Slave" (1911)
"There is power in a Union" http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/There_Is_Power_in_a_Union (1913)
Letter to the editor of Solidarity (1914-11-29)
"Workers of the World Awaken"