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Ernest Mandel, born on April 5, 1923 in Germany and died on July 20, 1995 in France, was a prominent Marxist theorist, economist, and social activist in the 20th century.

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“Revolution is an instrument, like a party is an instrument.”

Party Revolution Instruments

Author:Ernest Mandel

“There has been hardly a single year since 1917, and in a certain sense since 1905, without a revolution somewhere in the world in which the workers participated in a rather important way.”

World Way Years Has Beens Important Certain Revolution Workers

Book:Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

Source: Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

“Only if you bring together the experience of the concrete struggles conducted by the real masses in the three sectors of the world (which are also called the three sectors of world revolution), then you have an overall, correct view of world reality.”

Ifs World Real Reality Together Three Views Struggle Revolution Mass Concrete

Author:Ernest Mandel

“And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders”

Leader Groups Revolution Socialist Omniscient

Book:Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

Source: Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

“Revolution is not a goal in itself.”

Goal Revolution

Book:Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

Source: Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

“You cannot make a socialist revolution without really trying.”

Trying Revolution Socialist

Book:Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

Source: Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays

About the Author

Born: April 5, 1923
Died: July 20, 1995
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Quotes: 26

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Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essaysRelated source material

Marxist Economic Theory: Vol II,Related source material

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