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

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We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.

I've been standing, tippy- toe, waiting to be kissed (by the Republican Party), and no one has come forward.

The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.

My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into an argument with people who buy ink by the barrel.

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?

The only way to convert the heathen is to travel into the jungle.

There are two kinds of people in the labor movement: women and people who like women.