"Capitalism is first and foremost a historical social system."

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Source : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.13, Verso

Immanuel Wallerstein

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“Thereâ€™s faith that knows itself as faith, Proyas, and thereâ€™s faith that confuses itself for knowledge. The first embraces uncertainty, acknowledges the mysteriousness of the God. It begets compassion and tolerance. Who can entirely condemn when theyâ€™re not entirely certain theyâ€™re in the right? But the second, Proyas, the second embraces certainty and only pays lip service to the Godâ€™s mystery. It begets intolerance, hatred, violence.”
“When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time".You have more potential than you believe you do.Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.”
“Democracy without morality is impossible.”

Source : "From Contagion To Outbreak: The Death Of Leadership" by Alicia Bassuk, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 9, 2016.
“I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility.”
“I think. I do know that I like connecting to people who really resonate with the music. I guess I almost wish I could just connect with the people who really need it.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.”
“I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.”
“The grass is always greener. You think how wonderful it would be to be someone else, but I don't think I would like it. I'm thrilled to observe other people, but I don't want to be in their shoes. If I got there, I might find it not quite what I expected, and it would break my illusion, and I don't want that!”

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