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“It is significant that the nationalization of thought has proceded everywhere pari passu with the nationalization of industry.” quote by Edward Hallett Carr
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“It is significant that the nationalization of thought has proceded everywhere pari passu with the nationalization of industry.”

Edward Hallett Carr

About This Quote

Source Book: “The Twenty Years’ War”, 1947

Economic control and ideological control develop together, each reinforcing the other across societies.

In simple terms: Thought and industry become linked.

Key Takeaway

Beware of combined economic and ideological domination.

Themes

politics economics ideology

Mood

analytical critical

Type

political academic

When to use this quote

  • policy making
  • business regulation
  • media analysis

Key Concepts

marxism state theory

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do markets shape ideas?
  • Can one be independent of the other?
A Different Perspective

Complex causality may be oversimplified.

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