Upton Sinclair

“ There was no slightest hope of success until a lot of organisation work had been done.
"But meantime," argued Hal, "the union at North Valley will go to pieces!"
"Perhaps," was the reply. "We'll only have to start another. That's what the labour movement is like."
Jim Moylan was young, and saw Hal's mood. "Don't misunderstand us!" he cried. "It's heartbreaking--but it's not in our power to help. We are charged with building up the union, and we know that if we supported everything that looked like a strike, we'd be bankrupt the first year. ”

“ He began to realise what it would mean to stand by his pledge to those poor devils in North Valley. He would need more than one blaze of excitement; he would need brains and patience and discipline, he would need years of study and hard work! ”