“I do not oppose the insane asylum—but I abhor and condemn the cutthroat system that robs man of his reason, drives him to insanity and makes the lunatic asylum an indispensable adjunct to every civilized community.”

—  Eugene V. Debs

What's the matter with Chicago? (1902)

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American labor and political leader 1855–1926

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