Hawk1981
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Eugene Debs was opposed to war and especially to America's involvement in World War I. Regarding war, Debs said that “The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and all to lose — especially their lives.”
Following a speech at Canton, Ohio, Eugene Debs was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sedition under the Espionage Act passed the previous year. At his trial Debs' defense called no witnesses but the court allowed him to deliver an eloquent and impassioned statement that included these lines: "Your honor, I ask no mercy, I plead for no immunity. I realize that finally the right must prevail. I never more fully comprehended than now the great struggle between the powers of greed on the one hand and upon the other the rising hosts of freedom. I can see the dawn of a better day of humanity. The people are awakening. In due course of time they will come into their own."
Following a speech at Canton, Ohio, Eugene Debs was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sedition under the Espionage Act passed the previous year. At his trial Debs' defense called no witnesses but the court allowed him to deliver an eloquent and impassioned statement that included these lines: "Your honor, I ask no mercy, I plead for no immunity. I realize that finally the right must prevail. I never more fully comprehended than now the great struggle between the powers of greed on the one hand and upon the other the rising hosts of freedom. I can see the dawn of a better day of humanity. The people are awakening. In due course of time they will come into their own."