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“Until the individual has won this freedom by heroic effort in philosophical thinking he does not fully belong to himself, and his mental tortures are the shameful tribute he pays to external necessity that stands opposed to him. But as soon as this individual throws off the yoke of this painful and shameful restriction he is born for a new, full and hitherto never experienced life; and his free actions become the conscious and free expression of necessity. Then he will become a great social force; and then nothing can, and nothing will, prevent him from Bursting on cunning falsehood Like a storm of wrath divine…”

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Book:The Role of the Individual in History
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The Role of the Individual in History

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Georgi Plekhanov
Georgi Plekhanov

Russian philosopher and Marxist theorist, one of the founders of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. He made significant contributions to the development of Marxist philosophy and is considered the founder of Russian Marxism. more

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