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“We must bear in mind that imperialism is a world system, the last stage of capitalism-and it must be defeated in a world confrontation. The strategic end of this struggle should be the destruction of imperialism. Our share, the responsibility of the exploited and underdeveloped of the world, is to eliminate the foundations of imperialism: our oppressed nations, from where they extract capital, raw materials, technicians, and cheap labor, and to which they export new capital-instruments of domination-arms and all kinds of articles, thus submerging us in an absolute dependence.”

Source: Guerrilla Warfare

“Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capitalism is established; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun, in which the division of all territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed.”

World Has Beens Stage Development Capitalism Importance International Finance Division Territory Capitalist Globes Imperialism Monopoly Dominance Stages Of Development

Author:Vladimir Lenin

“At this late stage in the history of American capitalism I'm not sure I know how much testimony still needs to be presented to establish the relation between profit and theft.”

Knows Needs Stills Know How Stage Late Capitalism Relation Profit Not Sure Testimony Theft American Capitalism

Book:Money and Class in America: Notes and Observations on the Civil Religion

Source: Money and Class in America: Notes and Observations on the Civil Religion

“There was a time traditionally - say, GM in the 1950s - it was trying to develop a consumer base that would be loyal and lasting and they were thinking in terms of an institution that would remain and grow and thrive in the society. By now, a lot of the investment firms - bankers, hedge funds - are perfectly happy to destroy what they're in and come out with huge, tremendous benefits. That's a new stage of capitalism.”

Thinking Trying Would Be Grows Term Stage Huge Benefits Capitalism Institutions Investment Consumers Firm Thrive Fund Lasting Loyal Bankers Hedge Fund

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I wouldn't like to see Cuba change in other ways. And the trouble is when Fidel [Castro] does go - I am sure he will at some stage. He will probably be replaced by some sort of Western capitalism, ultimately.”

Way Doe Trouble Stage Capitalism Western Replaced Cuba Castro

Author:John Gimlette

“Capitalism in its imperialistic stage is a system which regards war as a legitimate method for solution of international disputes - a method which is legitimate in fact if not legally so.”

Ifs War Facts Stage Solutions Capitalism Regard Method International Disputes

Author:Joseph Stalin

“If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.”

Ifs Giving Should Stage Capitalism Should Have Definitions Revolutionary Imperialism Monopoly

Book:Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Source: Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

“Imperialism: The final stage of Capitalism.”

Stage Capitalism Finals Imperialism

Author:Vladimir Lenin

“Imperialism, in a sense, is the transition stage from capitalism to Socialism. . . . It is capitalism dying, not dead.”

Stage Dying Capitalism Socialism Transition Imperialism

Author:Vladimir Lenin

“But democracy is by no means a limit one may not overstep; it is only one of the stages in the course of development from feudalism to capitalism, and from capitalism to Communism.”

May Mean Courses Democracy Stage Communication Development Limits Capitalism Communism Feudalism

Author:Vladimir Lenin

“At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one.”

Stage Revolution Highest Capitalism Unlikely

Book:Counterrevolution and Revolt

Source: Counterrevolution and Revolt

“A Marxist begins with his prime truth that all evils are caused by the exploitation of the proletariat by the capitalists. From this he logically proceeds to the revolution to end capitalism, then into the third stage of reorganization into a new social order of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and finally the last stage -- the political paradise of communism.”

Source: Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals