Proletariat Quotes

95 Proletariat quotes by 52 unique authors

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. — John Steinbeck
School has become the world religion of a modernized proletariat, and makes futile promises of salvation to the poor of the technological age. — Ivan Illich
The bourgeoisie, which far surpasses the proletariat in the completeness and irreconcilibility of its class consciousness, is vitally interested in imposing its moral philosophy upon… — Leon Trotsky
Purchasing power is a license to purchase power. The old proletariat sold its labour power in order to subsist; what little leisure time it had… — Raoul Vaneigem
History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. — Rosa Luxemburg
Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s.… — Gore Vidal
Between capitalist and communist society there lies the period of the revolutionary transformation of the one into the other. Corresponding to this is also a… — Karl Marx
Culturally, I have always been part of the proletariat. I lived side by side with the sons of glassblowers, fishermen and smugglers. The stories they… — Dario Fo
We are the party of the Czechoslovak proletariat and our general headquarters are in Moscow. — Klement Gottwald
This republic represents the greatest basis for that universal socialist order, the creation of which is at the present time the historic task of the… — Karl Liebknecht
This is the absolute truth: and on this truth our tactics must be based. All tactics that are not based on this are false, and… — Herman Gorter
The revolution in Russia was terrible for the proletariat in the long years of its development and it is terrible now, after the victory. But… — Herman Gorter
The anarchists, on behalf of the proletariat, therefore consider it necessary to show the proletariat that it will have to win a gigantic battle before… — Johann Most
Let Catholic writers take care when defending the cause of the proletariat and the poor not to use language calculated to inspire among the people… — Bible
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, 'culture.' — George Grosz
Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't, why should we? They talk about people and the proletariat; I talk about the suckers and… — Graham Greene
The aims of anarchists and true communists are identical. The anarchists, on behalf of the proletariat, therefore consider it necessary to show the proletariat that… — Johann Most
And all this effort, all this loss of comradeship, all this prostitution of idealism and manhood, to assist the capitalists of this country to defeat… — Unknown Author
The cult of the jellyfish is no less an imposition of a religious movement than is the cult of the dinosaur. When designing a methodology… — Unknown Author
The problem with Marxism is the proletariat isnt going to rise up against capitalism and consumerism. The only time theyll rise up is during a… — Jarod Kintz

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