more books and less arsenals

when i was looking for good labour quotes this morning for my campaign letter – i came across this one which i just love even though it’s a bit dated:

What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful, and childhood more happy and bright.
— Samuel Gompers