"To believe that the intolerable crime is to burn a few cars and rob some shops, whereas to kill a young man is trivial, is typically in keeping with what Marx regarded as the principal alienation of capitalism: the primacy of things over existence, of commodities over life and machines over workers"

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Source : Alain Badiou, Gregory Elliott (2012). “The Rebirth of History: Times of Riots and Uprisings”, p.20, Verso Books

Alain Badiou

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“And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they areÂ citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forcedÂ to buy insurance because they are citizens.”
“I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.”
“What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senators... they get five choices of government-run health care. Why should a congressman and senator get anything more than a regular citizen does? Why are they privileged and the rest of us aren't?”
“You bury your childhood here and there. It waits for you, all your life, to come back and dig it up.”
“There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.”
“I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making 'Dawn of the Dead,' he was coaching his son's little league team.”
“The line is a whole, an identity, for a particular place and time.”

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