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E. P. Thompson

"I do not see class as a 'structure', nor even as a 'category', but as something which in fact happens (and can be shown to have happened) in human relationships... the notion of class entails the notion of historical relationship. ...And class happens when some men, as a result of common experiences (inherited or shared), feel and articulate the identity of their interests as between themselves, and as against other men whose interests are different from (and usually opposed to) theirs"

Source : E. P. Thompson (1963). “THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS”

E. P. Thompson

#Men Quotes #Class Quotes #Historical Quotes

“It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years.”
“The modern essay has regained a good deal of its literary status in our time, much to the credit of Joseph Epstein.”
“Remember your ancestors, dream of your descendants and work hard while you're living.”

Source : Karen Lord (2013). “The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Novel”, p.227, Del Rey
“Our problem with President Obama isn't that he's a bad person. By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father - and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer.”

Source : Marco Rubio's speech at the Republican National Convention, www.politico.com. August 30, 2012.
“I don't feel special ... I was just full of energy and loved to learn .”
“It's an art installation to put out a collection, with the people behind the scenes who are inventing and creating these designs and making sure they're realized on the catwalk, and just how much hangs on it for the designers. Their livelihoods hang in the balance, as far as whether this year's collection works for them or not, and there are so many people's jobs on the line, as a result of that. I just had no idea.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“'Abstract' literally means to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract... a realistic or nonobjective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.”
“The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.”

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