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Unions Quotes

Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.

Simon Bolivar's final proclamation to the people of Colombia (December 8, 1830) as quoted in Thomas Rourke "Man of Glory: Simon Bolivar", 1939.

There is no future for the people of Europe other than in union.

Article by the Jean Monnet Association on the History of the European Union page, www.historiasiglo20.org.

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

Speech on March 04, 1799. "Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondences and Speeches". Book by William Wirt Henry. Volume 2, p. 609-610, 1891.

When Hitler came for the Jews... I was not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church - and there was nobody left to be concerned.

Attributed in Congressional Record, 14 Oct. 1968. This is usually quoted in a form such as "In Germany, they came first for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I was not a Communist," etc. Different versions have different lists of groups who were attacked. The quotation has never actually been found in Niemoller's speeches or sermons, although the general idea is found in remarks of his from 1946, in which he referred to Communists, disabled people, Jews, and Jehovah'sWitnesses; he doe

With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.

Franklin Pierce (1968). “Franklin Pierce, 1804-1869: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

I believe something very deeply. That Britain's national interest is best served in a flexible, adaptable and open European Union and that such a European Union is best with Britain in it.

David Cameron's Speech about his plans for a referendum on British membership of the European Union, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2013.

The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5”, p.504, Best Books on

The ultimate essence of yoga is the contact and the union between the individual consciousness and the divine consciousness.

Raphael (1996). “Essence and Purpose of Yoga: The Initiatory Pathways to the Transcendent”, Element Books Limited