Mary Harris Jones (1837–1930) Irish-born American labor and community organizer
Source: Autobiography of Mother Jones
“Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!”
Autobiography of Mother Jones (1925).
Context: Your organization is not a praying institution. It's a fighting institution. It's an educational institution along industrial lines. Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!
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