"The workers of all countries have no quarrel. They are ... exploited in times of peace and sent out to be massacred in times of war."
— George Lansbury

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Socialists from EnglandPacifistsLabour Party (UK) politiciansFeminists from EnglandSocial justice activists
Original Language: English

Sources

Speech to a anti-war demonstration in Trafalgar Square (2 August 1914), quoted in Jonathan Schneer, George Lansbury: Lives of the Left (1990), p. 136