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’
What did Blair say his 3 biggest priorities for government were?
‘Education, education, education’
EQUALITY OF OUTCOME
EQUALITY OF OUTCOME
What is a Marx quote about equality of outcome?
‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs’
What is a Webb quote about equality of outcome being linked to equality of opportunity?
‘Equality of outcome is the only way to ensure genuine equality of opportunity’
ABSOLUTE EQUALITY
ABSOLUTE EQUALITY
What did Marx say society was splitting into?
The ‘Bourgeoisie and Proletariat’
What is a Webb quote about absolute equality?
‘Absolute equality is not only just, but it is also the only practicable basis for a stable society’
What did Crosland believe people should strive for?
‘Strive for a fair and just society’
What did Giddens say absolute equality was?
A ‘flawed concept’
WELFARE
WELFARE
What did Webb say about welfare and society?
‘The test of a civilized society is the quality of its welfare provisions’
What did Webb say the welfare state was an act of?
‘Not an act of charity, but an act of justice’
What type of welfare did Giddens want?
‘Means-tested welfare’ e.g. education
What did Giddens say a large welfare state creates?
A ‘dependency culture’
What did Crosland say Keynesianism legitimised?
‘Legitimised the doctrine of equality’
SOCIAL CLASS
SOCIAL CLASS
What did Marx say capitalists were?
‘Parasites’
What did Marx say about the ruling class?
‘The ruling ideas of each age have been the ideas of its ruling class’
What did Luxemburg say about the only barrier to be erected?
‘The only barrier to be erected is against the world of capitalist economy’
What did Webb say the social class was?
‘Social class is the most important and enduring source of inequality in society’
WORKERS CONTROL
WORKERS CONTROL
What did Marx say about the proletarians?
‘The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win’
What did Luxemburg say about capitalism and the working class?
‘The capitalist system cannot exist without imposing the exploitation of the working class’
Why did Webb not want workers to be in control, with technocrats running industries instead?
She did not have faith in the ‘average sensual man’
What type of capitalism did Crosland want?
‘State-managed capitalism’
