“Timid, at the outset, Socialism spoke at first in the name of Christian sentiment and morality: men profoundly imbued with the moral principles of Christianity - principles which it possesses in common with all other religions - came forward and said - “A Christian has no right to exploit his brethren!” But the ruling classes laughed in their faces with the reply - “Teach the people Christian resigantion, tell them in the name of Christ that they should offer their left cheek to whosoever smites them on the right, then you will be welcome; as for the dreams of equality which you find in Christianity, go and mediate on your discoveries in prison.”
Kropotkin, P., c. 1882, “The Place of Anarchism in Socialistic Evolution.” An address delivered in Paris, translated by Henry Glasse.
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Revolutionary socialists, in the main, depend on international organisation, for one of the key lessons that many (following Trotsky) took from the Russian experience is that socialism cannot exist in one country, but requires a wave of revolutions across the globe. Workers struggle requires, therefore, solidarity and coordination.
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11.07.2005
Desktop search tools create an index of all your files allowing you to quickly search them using keywords from anywhere in the the file - just like an internet search engine. So, you’d have thought that search maestro’s Google would produce the best of tools. You’d be wrong… (more…)