"After all, if there is no class stratification in a society, it follows that there is no state, because the state arose as an instrument to be used by a particular class to control the rest of society in its own interests."

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Source : Walter Rodney (2012). “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”, p.47, Fahamu/Pambazuka

Walter Rodney

#Class Quotes #Instruments Quotes #Used Quotes

“War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.”
“Supporting segregation need not be racist. One can believe in segregation and believe in equality of the races.”

Source : "CNN Wolf Blitzer Reports", www.cnn.com. December 13, 2002.
“As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.”

Source : Source: movieweb.com
“The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it.”
“Love is more cruel than lust.”
“The most important characteristic that has allowed me to succeed is confidence. I have always been comfortable in my own skin, and even when I was just starting out in my career, had the strength and self-assurance to ask tough questions and push for answers.”
“The New Testament states that man cannot serve two masters. He must choose one -God, and not the other - money. For what man chooses will reveal his heart.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“She confused him and hindered the flow of his ideas. Self-expression had never seemed at once so desirable and so impossible.”

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