"One of the first things we must..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
One of the first things we must get rid of is the idea that democracy is tantamount to capitalism.
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“Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.”
“No one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.”
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“Revolution means democracy in today's world, not the enslavement of peoples to the corrupt and degrading horrors of totalitarianism”
“We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant. We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.”
“Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy.”
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“Society, community, family are all conserving institutions. They try to maintain stability and to prevent, or at least slow down, change. But the organization of the post-capitalist society of organizations is a destabilizer. Because its function is to put knowledge to work - on tools, processes, and products; on work; on knowledge itself - it must be organized for constant change.”
“In the next economic downturn there will be an outbreak of bitterness and contempt for the supercorporate chieftains who pay themselves millions. In every major economic downturn in US history the villains have been the heroes during the preceding boom.”
“But what makes wage slaves? Wages!”