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In Dubious Battle
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"In Dubious Battle" Quotes

A labor organizer leads fruit pickers in a strike against a corrupt orchard owner in 1930s California.

Quotes

It's the ugly things that are the most important.

John Steinbeck

importance

You got to get used to winning little battles.

John Steinbeck

motivation

One man ain't enough to win no war.

John Steinbeck

war

We got to hold our anger inside, don't let it out till it's ready to fight.

John Steinbeck

angerpatience

We got to get mad and keep our anger hot.

John Steinbeck

anger

You can't force a man to die for a theory. You can't conquer for a theory.

John Steinbeck

warideals

We can't all be leaders. We got to have followers too.

John Steinbeck

leadership

When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd better be careful who he borrows them from.

John Steinbeck

wisdom

The best way to win a war is to be the war.

John Steinbeck

warstrategy

You can't break the spirit of a man that's lost everything.

John Steinbeck

resilience