“It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail than to vote for slavery and succeed.”

—  Eugene V. Debs

Competition versus Cooperation (1900)
Context: I would address a few words to those who are in sympathy with the Social Democratic Party, but who hesitate to vote for it for fear they may lose their votes. Let me say to you: It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail than to vote for slavery and succeed.

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American labor and political leader 1855–1926

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