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Scott Nearing Quotes

1883–1983 United States

Scott Nearing (August 6, 1883 — August 24, 1983) was an American economist and writer.

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The masters in all ages have put men like Debs in jail because it is the truth-teller that the masters fear most.

The Debs Decision (1919)

Compared with the necessity of protecting ruling class privileges and prerogatives, the right of a man to express his mind goes for nothing.

The Debs Decision (1919)

Live within your income; spend less than you get; pay as you go.

I became a vegetarian because I was persuaded that life is as valid for other creatures as it is for humans. I do not need dead animal bodies to keep me alive, strong and healthy. Therefore, I will not kill for food.

The Making of a Radical: A Political Autobiography (1973)

Q: You are a pacifist even to class struggles?
[Nearing]: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other man.
Q: Even in the class struggle?
[Nearing]: Under no circumstances.

The Trial of Scott Nearing and The American Socialist Society (1919)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Scott Nearing (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.