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> [The American capitalists are richer and stronger than their counterparts in other lands. They are also younger and more ignorant, and therefore more inclined to seek a rough settlement of difficulties without diplomatic subtlety and finesse. All that does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/the-american-capitalists-are-richer-and-stronger-than-their/)

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## More by James P. Cannon

> [The American capitalists are richer and stronger than their counterparts in other lands. They are also younger and more ignorant, and therefore more inclined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/the-american-capitalists-are-richer-and-stronger-than-their/)

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> [These monster cities we live in today are blights of modern society. They will certainly give way to planned cities interlinked to the countryside.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/these-monster-cities-we-live-in-today-are-blights-of-modern-society/)

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> [The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/the-workers-of-america-have-power-enough-to-topple-the-structure-of/)

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> [No strike could ever be won with a Communist at its head since the employers would make victory impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/no-strike-could-ever-be-won-with-a-communist-at-its-head-since-the/)

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> [The art of politics is knowing what to do next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/the-art-of-politics-is-knowing-what-to-do-next/)

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> [The economic prerequisites for the socialist revolution are fully matured in the US. The political premises are likewise far more advanced than might appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/the-economic-prerequisites-for-the-socialist-revolution-are-fully/)

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> [Trotskyism is not a new movement, a new doctrine, but the restoration, the revival of genuine Marxism as it was expounded and practiced in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-cannon/trotskyism-is-not-a-new-movement-a-new-doctrine-but-the-restoration/)

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