“I never had to work underground in Pennsylvania at the age of 12 in a coal mine. My sister never had to work at the age of 8 or 9 at the looms in Lawrence, MA or anywhere else. None of us has had to do those sorts of things. And why? Why do we have that 8-hour day? Why do we have those mine safety laws? Why do we have those laws busting those sweat shops? Were they benevolent gifts from the enlightened management? No. They were fought for, bled for, died for, by people a lot like us. They died not on the battlefield to fight another dumb boss’ war. They died on the picket-line to give all of us a better future.” – Utah Phillips