"The pioneer labor historian John Commons was not wrong when he wrote around World War One that exploiting and deepening such tensions as outpacing scientific management among U.S. innovations where bossing was concerned. Amidst the general miseries of proletarianization, workers also learned that one source of meager benefits and protections could lie in claiming a white skin."

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Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

David Roediger

#War Quotes #Lying Quotes #White Quotes

“Every once in a while I go off to do a movie or a television series and I take my art with me. I can stay in character when I paint.”
“Prana is more powerful than just about anything - food, exercise, skin creams, and Spanx.”
“I began writing with a Michael Buble mentality. I think he's fantastic, and it's the perfect music for any date night, ever.”
“These principles with due regard to time and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to all schools, particularly in the most delicate and decisive period of formation, that, namely, of adolescence; and in gymnastic exercises and deportment special care must be had of Christian modesty in young women and girls which is so gravely impaired by any kind of exhibition in public.”
“I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.”

Source : Ed Koch (2011). “The Little Red Book of New York Wisdom”, p.95, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart. Be thoughtful and be generous.”

Source : "Ashton Kutcher Channels Steve Jobs In The Best 'Teen Choice Awards' Acceptance Speech Ever". Ashton Kutcher's acceptance speech for Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, www.businessinsider.com. August 11, 2013.
“I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.”
“Living your best life is your most important journey in life.”

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