Bungled executions david von drehle quotes

“From the summer of 1909 to the end of 1911, New York waist makers - young immigrants, mostly women - achieved something profound.

They were a catalyst for the forces of change: the drive for women's rights (and other civil rights), the rise of unions, and the use of activist government to address social problems.”
― David von Drehle, Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

“The young immigrants in the garment factories, alight with a spirit of progress, impatient with the weight of tradition, hungry for improvement in a new land and a new century, organized themselves to demand a more fair and humane society.”
― David von Drehle, Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

“What Marcus Aurelius understood is that all of us are slaves in certain respects, even the emperor of Rome.

We are slaves to time and chance; we are indentured to fate. “Love t