Socialism Thinker Quotes Flashcards
MARX + ENGELS: “It is the disunity of humans from their natural way of life…..?”
“It is the disunity of humans from their natural way of life that is fully consummated under capitalism.”
MARX + ENGELS:“The human essence is no abstraction..?”
“The human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual.”
MARX + ENGELS: “From each according to his ability…?”
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”
MARX + ENGELS:“The executive of the modern state is but a..?”
“The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.”
MARX + ENGELS: “Capital is dead labour, that, vampire-like…?”
“Capital is dead labour, that, vampire-like , only lives by sucking living labour.”
MARX + ENGELS: “The proletarian can free himself…?”
“The proletarian can free himself only by abolishing private property in general.”
MARX + ENGELS: “The proletarians have nothing to lose….?”
“The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.”
LUX:“The working classes in every country only learn to….?”
“The working classes in every country only learn to fight in the course of their struggles.”
LUX: “The mass strike is the first natural, impulsive form of…..?”
“The mass strike is the first natural, impulsive form of every great revolutionary struggle of the proletariat.”
WEBB: Revolution as.”……”
Revolution as “chaotic, inefficient and counter-productive.”
WEBB: “Capitalism is the principal cause…..?”
“Capitalism is the principal cause of crippling poverty and demeaning inequality.”
CROSLAND: Class is “infinitely more complex than….?”
Class is “infinitely more complex than anything Marx could ever have imagined”.
CROSLAND: “If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to destroy every….?”
“If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to destroy every fucking grammar school.”
CROSLAND: “ A high proportion of the population enjoy many of the ‘luxuries’……..?”
“ A high proportion of the population enjoy many of the ‘luxuries’ which until recently were considered the prerogatives of the rich.”
GIDDENS: “The left should get comfortable…?”
“The left should get comfortable with the markets.”
GIDDENS: “The new mixed economy looks…for a…?”
“The new mixed economy looks… for a synergy between public and private sector.”
BLAIR: “The class war…?”
“The class war is over.”
BLAIR: “Education, education…?”
“Education, education, education.”
MANDELSON: “We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy stinking rich …. ?”
“We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy stinking rich …. Just as long as they pay for their taxes.”
