H e never gave up his principles and even when he was shot or when he was beaten, it only strengthened his resolve to help the workers and the minorities and people who don't have a voice in our society." In the mid-1900s, American labor leader and civil rights activist Walter Reuther never faltered when fighting for his beliefs — even when the opposition tried to kill him. As a young activist handing out union pamphlets at a Ford plant in 1937, Reuther was beaten bloody by a dozen company thugs. Rather than scaring Reuther off, the incident only strengthened his resolve. Two years later, in the middle of a massive battle between Reuther's United Automobile Workers union and Ford, masked gunmen tried to abduct Reuther at a benefit he was hosting. And in 1948, he survived a violent attack when a would-be assassin fired a double-barrel shotgun right through his kitchen window. It was just by luck that Reuther took the shot largely in his right arm and shoulder. As he lay on