"What is surprising is that their ideological opponents, the Marxists - the anti-liberals, the representatives of the oppressed working classes - believed in progress with at least as much passion as the liberals."

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Source : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.97, Verso

Immanuel Wallerstein

#Passion Quotes #Class Quotes #Progress Quotes

“Tagalog sounds like boiling water.”
“When the Church listens to the Holy Spirit, it becomes fruitful. New movements are born.”
“Absolutely nothing brings out the killer instinct in the upper crust of New York Society like a charity function.”
“I am the odd man out in the family.”
“No one understands eternity. One simply recognizes its existence.”
“Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.”
“If life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car. And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.”
“When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm.”

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