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“Democracy is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people and for the peopleâ€�. Capitalism is ‘of the capitalist, for the capitalistâ€�. Period.”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“Here, are the stiffening hills, here, the rich cargo
Congealed in the dark arteries,
Old veins
That hold Glamorgan's blood.
The midnight miner in the secret seams,
Limb, life, and bread.

- Rhondda Valley”
― Mervyn Peake, Collected Poems

“Honey, it isn’t democracy that runs this country. Capitalism rules. It does no good to reason with the capitalists or their politicians. This is a class war. We have to stir up the American people, the lower class. Some of the better-off lower class do show some sympathy for us when they’re smacked with the facts. And when they voice themselves collectively, good things happen.â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash

“I am a citizen of this country,â€� I declare, “and Mr. Mayor, tonight I will be a citizen of this city when I put my shoes under my bed. The courageous men, women and children who are with me (blocked from crossing the bridge into NYC) are also citizens of this country and will be sleeping near their shoes too. I want them with me tonight, here, in the city of New York. We are all American citizens.â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash

“That’s got to stop,â€� says I. “The idea of any blood-thirsty pirate (Mexican President Diaz) sitting on a throne and reaching across the border to tromp on our Constitution makes my blood boil.â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“Go home now,â€� says I. “Keep away from the saloons. Save your money. You are going to need it.â€�
“What are we going to need it for?� asks a voice from the crowd.
“For guns and ammunition,â€� says I.”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“What do you see out there?â€� I ask.
“Pittsburgh,â€� he replies. Now I laugh. “No, young man. What you see is hell with the lid taken off.â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“What the hell’s the matter with you men? Are you cowards as well as stupid? You boys make me sick. I’m done with you. You hear me? I want you to go back to your places now and stay with your children until I say you’re needed.
“Tell your wives and your older children to bring with them dish pans and cooking pots. Tell them to bring their stirring spoons and ladles. Tell them to carry a mop over their shoulders. We’re goinâ€� to march on that mine and we’re going to stand guard to see that no scabs are allowed in. Do you hear me?â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“I go back to the union man and say, “Sir, this is a house of God, not a proper place for a union meeting. I have some things to say today that God would not want to hear in His own house. Boys, I want you to get up, every one of you, and go across the road. I want you to sit down on the hillside over there and wait for me to speak to you.”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel

“Well, honey, it’s capitalism that brings out the meanness and greed,â€� says I. “Our founding fathers did a decent job of framing our democracy. They wrote the Constitution and added a Bill of Rights that intended for people of all classes to enjoy the freedoms the Constitution offers. But capitalism came along without a constitution or a bill of rights and the industrialists grabbed unrestricted power. The capitalists wrote their own ‘Declaration of Capitalismâ€�.â€� â€� Mother Jones”
― Jerry Ash, Hellraiser—Mother Jones: An Historical Novel