Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “No man escapes When freedom fails, The best men rot in filthy jails; And they who cried: “Appease, Appease!” Are hanged by men they tried to please.” ~ Hiram Mann [George Hiram Mann] (1872-1955) New York City self-taught attorney, took a case involving overtime payments for 1,400 Navy yard workers, settled 27 years later when Congress passed a bill authorizing $332,342.72 for the back pay.Source: 28 March 1947, Wall Street Journal, Letters to the Editor, Hiram Mann, New York City