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I'm proud of the role the American labor movement has played historically in fighting to make education possible for everyone's child. We share the belief that every child is made in the image of God and that every child ought to have the right to an educational opportunity that will enable that child to grow intellectually and spiritually and culturally—not limited by antiquated classrooms, overcrowded classes, or underpaid teachers—but limited only by the capacity which God gave that child to grow.

— Walter Reuther Address before the National Council for Social Studies of the National Education Association (1956)

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Only in an atmosphere of freedom can the creative genius of the human spirit find full expression.

Address before the Indian Council on World Affairs (1956)

Let us never forget that he who would serve God must prove that he is worthy by serving man.

Closing address at the final convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1955)

We must learn to judge people, not by their color or race or creed, but rather by their worth as human beings.

Address before the Indian Council on World Affairs (1956)

This is our goal—a world of peace, freedom, and social justice for all people everywhere.

Address before the Berlin Freedom Rally (1959)

Free management must realize that in a free society there is no substitute for the voluntary discharge of social responsibility.

Address accepting the Presidency of the CIO (1952)

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