> Actually, human beings acquiesce too easily in evil conditions; they rebel far too little and too seldom. There is nothing noble about acquiescence in a cramped life or mere submission to superior force.. His essays are invariably thoughtful and provocative; his life, however, is an inspiration with hardly a parallel in twentieth-century America. #USA
#NoamChomsky writes of #Muste #AJMuste who I keep confusing with #EugeneDebs..

> #VictorHugo #exclaimed in a burst of reverential passion: “John Brown is grander than George Washington!”..
> His calmness upon the gallows was awe-inspiring; his exaltation supreme.
> #OldJohnBrown is not dead. His soul still marches on, and each passing year weaves new garlands for his brow and adds fresh luster to his deathless glory.
> Who shall be the #JohnBrown of #WageSlavery?
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/eugene-debs-john-brown
#EugeneDebs #ChattelSlavery #slavery