Socialism Quotes Flashcards
COMMON HUMANITY QUOTES
COMMON HUMANITY QUOTES
What is a Marx quote about human history?
‘Human history is the history of the development of the human species as a whole’
What is a Rosa Luxemburg quote about socialism and human sacrifice?
‘Socialism is the first system that actually demands a real, human sacrifice’
What did Marx and Engels say capitalism had done to individuals?
Capitalism had ‘deformed’ individuals’
What is a Beatrice Webb quote about common humanity?
‘Our main objective is to get a footing on the Common Ground of Humanity’
What is a Giddens quote common humanity?
‘We share a common humanity’
COLLECTIVISM QUOTES
COLLECTIVISM QUOTES
What is a Marx quote about collectivism?
‘All for one, one for all’
What did Rosa Luxemburg say about the capitalist system?
‘The capitalist system has reached its culmination in imperialism, and imperialism leads inevitably to war
What is a Beatrice Webb quote about collectivism instead of capitalism?
‘Collectivism means the democratic control of industry and the abolition of the capitalist system’
What did Anthony Crosland describe a collectivised state as?
A ‘dull, functional nightmare’
What did Anthony Giddens say about the new mixed economy?
‘The new mixed economy looks for a synergy between public and private sectors’
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
What is a Marx quote about genuine equality?
‘Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs’
What is a Webb quote about equality of opportunity being meaningless?
‘Equality of opportunity is meaningless unless we have equality of result’
What did Anthony Crosland say schools were, leading to him creating comprehensive schools?
The school system was ‘unjust’