Lenin: We have never expected any political or social revolutions to come from “convincing” the powers that be, or from educated persons turning to the paths of “virtue”. We have always taught that it is the class struggle, the struggle of the exploited part of the people against the exploiters, that lies at the bottom of political transformations and in the final analysis determines the fate of all such transformations. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2929
Nikola Tesla: They (Soviet scientists) are free from daily obligations, focused exclusively on science. They don't have to think about who will finance them. When the state is behind you, socialist state, & not a rich man who can change his mind at any moment- that is reliable. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2931
Bible: As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2932
Bible: And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2933
İbrahim Kaypakkaya: In essence, we, the communist revolutionaries, in principle, do not hide our political thoughts and opinions in any way. However, we do not disclose our organizational activities, our friends who work with us in the organization and the individuals and groups who are not in the organization that help us. I've already told you what I need to in terms of my personal responsibility. I have done so for the sake of the Marxist-Leninist thought that I sincerely believe. I never regret the result. For our cause, I tried to anticipate all kinds of results as I have foreseen a struggle for life and was eventually caught. I do not regret it and never will. I will always work hard for the prolatariat no matter what as I believe in the liberation of the working people. I have put aside all of my personal interests and goals for the greater good of our people. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2937
Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Every German who remains alive will kill women, children and old folks. Dead Germans are harmless. Therefore, if I kill a German, I am saving lives. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2938
David Ben Gurion: Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves ... politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we want to take away from them their country. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2940
Xi Jinping: Once, they stood as testaments to human brilliance: Baghdad, the epicenter of global intellect; Damascus and Aleppo, the crown jewels on the Silk Road; Tenochtitlan, the grandest metropolis of the Americas; Cusco, sacred core of the Inca; Benin City, Africa's architectural marvel; Kumasi, the golden soul of Ashanti; Malacca, the Emporium of the East; Saigon, the treasure of Indochina. Then, the West arrived, cloaked in the mantle of "civilization". They brought not advancement, but destruction; not partnership, but violence, leaving behind desecrated histories and unhealed wounds. Now, 500 years of imperial chains shatter as we rise. We will stand united. We will not yield. We will fight until we reclaim our dawn! https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2943
Kim Il Sung: Lenin, great revolutionary leader and genius ,devoted his entire life to the highest revolutionary cause of freedom and liberation for the international working classes and oppressed nations all over the world. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2946
Tommy Tiernan: The English have a fierce reputation for conquering the world.. invading loads of different countries and then getting upset when those people follow them home. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2948
Susan Rosenthal: Like a giant casino, capitalism promises much and delivers little. A few strike it rich, re-enforcing the myth that you can do the same. But the game is rigged by the capitalist class. The harder we work, the richer they get, and the sicker we become. As in every con, capitalism must resign the losers to their losses so they do not organise to end the con. Promoting the fiction of personal choice misdirects us to blame ourselves. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2951
Susan Rosenthal: Capitalism has perfected the art of making things appear different from how they are. It appears that work and life are two separate spheres: the economic sphere of work where we meet our material needs; and the personal sphere of family, friendship, love, interests and hobbies where we meet our emotional needs. It also appears that different rules apply in each sphere. The sphere of work is shaped by the economics of capitalism, while the personal sphere seems to be shaped, not by capitalism, but by psychology and interpersonal dynamics. This dual-sphere model leads to dual solutions: an economic revolution to transform work; and a separate personal revolution to transform our relationships. In reality, there is only one sphere, capitalism, that we experience socially and individually — one sphere with one solution. The liberal emphasis on personal choice hides the impact of capitalism as a social system and deflects workers from our common class interests. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2952
Susan Rosenthal: Capital is most effectively extracted from workers who do not question their exploitation, who “mind their betters” and “keep their noses to the grindstone”. For the majority working class, obedience is demanded, questioning is forbidden and defiance is punished. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2953
Susan Rosenthal: In reality, capitalism makes life unbearable. An estimated 800,000 people around the world kill themselves every year, and millions more attempt suicide or wish they were dead. Being unhappy is a reasonable response to being exploited and oppressed. However, we do not live in a reasonable society; we live in a blaming, shaming society where those who cannot cope, those who fall outside the expected norms, and those who rebel are stigmatised as defective. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2954
Susan Rosenthal: The capitalist emphasis on personal choice is not about who we are or who we want to be. It is a political ploy to divert us from our common class interests. The key to fighting deprivation is class solidarity, not charity. When the ruling class fails to meet our needs, we must hold it accountable, organising in every neighbourhood, school and workplace until we get what we need. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2955
Susan Rosenthal: Capitalism is a social system that seeps into every fibre of our beings; there is no part of our lives or our relationships that it does not touch. From birth to death we are immersed in racist, sexist, homophobic and class ideology. No one is immune to the impact. It is impossible to eliminate bigotry and interpersonal violence without politically challenging the social system that breeds this behaviour. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2956
Susan Rosenthal: We get some personal choices under capitalism. We can choose to despair or we can choose to hope. We can choose to accept the world as it is or we can choose to struggle against it. We can blame ourselves and each other for our misery or we can pull together to meet everyone’s needs. We can hide in our homes or we can fight with our class. What we choose will determine the fate of the world. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2957
Eugene V. Debs: The capitalist of our day, who is the social, economic and political successor of the feudal lord of the Middle Ages, and the patrician master of the ancient world, holds the great mass of the people in bondage, not by owning them under the law, nor by having sole proprietorship of the land, but by virtue of his ownership of industry, the tools and machinery with which work is done and wealth produced. In a word, the capitalist owns the tools and the jobs of the workers, and they are his economic dependents. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2958
Karl Marx: How silent is the press of England upon the outrageous violations of the treaty daily practiced by foreigners living in China under British protection! We hear nothing of the illicit opium trade, which yearly feeds the British treasury at the expense of human life and morality. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2963
Gramsci: The Vatican is, without doubt, the largest and most powerful private organisation that has ever existed. In certain aspects it has the character of a state, and is recognised as such by a number of governments. Although the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy has considerably diminished the Vatican’s influence, it still remains one of the most efficient political forces in modern history. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote2964
