"The Jungle" Quotes
"The Jungle" follows the struggles of a Lithuanian immigrant family in Chicago's meatpacking industry.
classics | 335 pages | Published in 2005
Quotes
I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.
I have suffered the tortures of the damned. I was condemned and shut up in a penitentiary, for three long years.
The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get it.
They had no rights, they had no defense, they were practically without influence.
He would fight for the people, and the people would love him.
The great corporation which employed you lied to you, and lied to the whole country.
Life is so short and there are so many opportunities for us to do good.
They were trying to save their souls—and who but a fool could fail to see that all that was the matter with their souls was that they had not been able to get a decent existence for their bodies?
The great packers were worth a hundred millions of dollars, and they had built up a mighty organization, with thousands of employees.
He was a man, and he would do his duty; what more could any one ask?
