In-Text References

Ideological References

Socialism (Throughout)

Historical and Political References

Espionage Law (4)

Biblical References

Mammon (11)
Psalms 30:5 (38)

References to this Text

Anthologies

Debs' speech can be found in several anthologies of great speeches. These are the two most frequently referenced by students and teachers:

American Voices: Significant Speeches in American History, 1640-1945. New York: Longman, 1989. Print.
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in U.S. History, William Safire, ed., 1992, W.W. Norton.

Political References

There have been many references to Debs' "Statement to the Court" in articles about the candidacy of Senator Bernie Sanders. Here are several:

"Long Before Bernie Sanders, There was Eugene Debs," Chicago Tribune Jan. 27, 2016.
"Before Bernie Sanders, There Was This Socialist Candidate," NPR Nov. 17, 2015.
"Almost a Century Ago, Another Socialist Ran for President of the United States—From His Prison Cell," Huffington Post 11/23/2015.

Literary References

Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country (essays) 2005, Bloomsbury.

Prison Articles

"The Fight to Save Stanley Tookie Williams," David Zirin, The Nation, Nov. 29, 2005.

Documentary Film

Eugene V. Debs: Trade Unionist, Socialist, Revolutionary, 1979 Documentary Film, Smithsonian Folkways. (This is the movie Bernie Sanders made about Debs. Sanders himself reads parts of "The Statement to the Court.")

Popular Culture: Music

"Statement to the Court"—an orchestral piece composed by David Lang, a noted modern composer.