Lane Kirkland Quotes


We have come too far, - struggled too long, - sacrificed too much and have too much left to do, - to allow that which we have achieved for the good of all to be swept away without a fight. And we have not forgotten how to fight.


Citations

Kirkland, Lane. Address at Solidarity Day Rally, Washington, D.C., 19 Sept. 1981.

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Lane Kirkland
Lane Kirkland
  • Born: March 12, 1922
  • Died: August 14, 1999
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Labor Leader

Joseph Lane Kirkland was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.