Terror, as the demonstration of the will and strength of the working class, is historically justified, precisely because the proletariat was able… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
...the first step in the revolution by the working class, is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class, to… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
“Karl Marx, himself a denizen of one of the most congested of all London districts, was equally impressed by the dismal conditions… — Steve Jones Copy Share Image
With all due respect to all philistines, the dictatorship of the proletariat does just consist in "giving a hiding" to the classes… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
The history of mankind is a history of the subjugation and exploitation of a great majority of people by an elite few… — Ed Crane Copy Share Image
If a philosophy is to bring happiness it should be inspired by kindly feelings. Marx pretended that he wanted the happiness of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Trade unionism is not socialism. It is the capitalism of the proletariat. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos. Art is free in the use of… — Kurt Schwitters Copy Share Image
“When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Elites are once again invoking Reagan, dropping their G's and saying things in a folksy sort of way that's meant to capture… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
Culturally, I have always been part of the proletariat. I lived side by side with the sons of glassblowers, fishermen and smugglers.… — Dario Fo Copy Share Image
What does it mean with regard to tactics, this fact that the proletariat of Western Europe stands all alone: that it has… — Herman Gorter Copy Share Image
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, culture. It's an old ploy… — George Grosz Copy Share Image
In the 18th century, James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, and Richard Arkwright pioneered the water-propelled spinning frame which led to the… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the… — C. L. R. James Copy Share Image
Political economy regards the proletarian like a horse, he must receive enough to enable him to work. It does not consider him,… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Politics, under a democracy, reduces itself to a mere struggle for office by flatterers of the proletariat; even when a superior man… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
When we sink, we become a revolutionary proletariat, the subordinate officers of all revolutionary parties; at the same time, when we rise,… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Precisely because Marx was convinced that the cause of the proletariat was of decisive importance for the whole future of mankind, he… — Ernest Mandel Copy Share Image
The national question is purely a peasant question...the best way to eliminate nationality is a massive factory with thousands of workers..., which… — Mikhail Kalinin Copy Share Image
