"Socialist democracy is not a luxury but an absolute, essential necessity for overthrowing capitalism and building socialism."

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Source : Ernest Mandel (1994). “Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays”, Humanities Press Intl

Ernest Mandel

#Luxury Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.”
“How do I get to Carnegie Hall?”
“You can't do business sitting on your ... armchair!”
“Politics is everywhere. It's in your shirt, it's in your pants. It's everywhere.”
“People make snap judgments about me that are frequently misguided.”
“Old man, 40 years old against young hungry man from Great Britain!”
“You don't have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.”
“To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.”

Source : Reply to questionnaire, "The Cost of Letters", in Horizon magazine, September 1946.

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