“You see, one strand...of anarchism believed that you needed to use essentially homeopathic doses of terror by assassinating people, et cetera, the so-called 'propaganda of the deed', and that this propaganda of the deed would rouse people up, give them confidence to rise up. Another section believed 'No, it was not by seeing something happen that people get confidence, but it's by acting', in other words, the movements must go among the people and produce small struggles, bigger struggles, to give people greater and greater confidence.”
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Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad is a historian and writer specializing in the history of South Asia and the global South. His work delves into the history of colonialism, nationalism, and the political landscape of the postcolonial world. Prashad has penned numerous books and articles that examine the intricate dynamics of these historical and political issues. more