We are the tools are vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes.

John Swinton

Quoted in Chicago Labor Enquirer

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Topic

Journalism

Speaker

John Swinton

Source

Chicago Labor Enquirer

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Swinton, John. Quoted in Chicago Labor Enquirer. 12 May 1888.

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If I can stop one Heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one Pain
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in Vain.

Emily Dickinson

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Helping others

Author

Emily Dickinson
Source
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking Poems
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking." Poems by Emily Dickinson. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890, I. 1.

Current Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking." Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them, edited by Cristanne Miller. Belknap Press, 2016, I. 1.