Iraq Quotes

If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.

Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old.

In a market economy, the right to seek employment is fundamental … the issue goes beyond economy. It’s an issue of human rights.

It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.

The right to work is a slogan which should be accepted by every democracy.

The Negro claims, as a matter of simple justice, his full share in America's economic and social life. He sees adequate employment opportunities as a chief means of attaining this goal

Work shall be the duty of every citizen …. The State shall ensure that work is made available to the citizens and that its terms are equitable.

All people shall have the right and the obligation to work.

A man’s right to his job transcends the right of private property.

The obligation to earn one's bread presumes the right to do so. A society that denies this right cannot be justified, nor can it attain social peace.

We say, pay talent well and genius generously, but pay well also the arm that toils; pay the needle, the saw, the spade, the hoe, the mop.

The first duty of this government is to give the workers work.

We must defend the rights of working people to bargain collectively for fair wages and safe working conditions.

As we say we fight for working people, we have to make sure our policies reflect that.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that's absurd.

Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working, people at work need the TUC to speak up for them now more than ever.

We want work and we want honest jobs. Our minds and our hands will be our keep!

This is the greatest country in the world for people who want to work, but we have to make sure that this is always true..

Perhaps the major challenge during my time in office was getting employers to understand how much more needed to be done to give women their fair share of employment opportunities.

They only ask for a fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work.

The unemployed have rights that are above charity. They have the right to work.

In order to advance the public weal efforts should be made to afford work to every able-bodied citizen on terms that will secure his existence… Any person unable to support himself or his dependants shall, where no other person is responsible for his or their maintenance, be entitled to receive public assistance …

If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

We want nothing about what is said about abolishing property rights, rather we respect them. But work is the only property of workers, and therefore we want laws to protect the only property of workers, his manpower