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What is the origin of the quote "Educated individuals are good for all of society." [closed]
In this video by Babylon Bee (at 1:16), the lady claims that either Che Guevara or Karl Marx said something along the lines of "Educated individuals are good for all of society.". Is that ...
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Who said, "Freedom to do what?"
I read a quote recently, it was either Lenin or Stalin, one of their aides said, "Now, comrade, we will have freedom!" and Lenin (or Stalin) replied, "Freedom to do what?" The ...
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Is this a true quote of Engels about vague Russian leaders and their vague followers?
In the recent movie "The Young Karl Marx", Engels refers to Russian communist leaders being confused and finding confused followers.
Is this a true quote and if yes, whom did he mean?
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Did Amadeo Bordiga tell off Stalin this way?
I read somewhere that Amadeo Bordiga, Italian Communist, said something along these lines to Stalin's face:
If the Soviet Union is the homeland of all proletarians and the revolution, then let it ...
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Who is the historical figure in McCarthy's speech, "When a great democracy is destroyed..."?
During the Wheeling speech in 1950, McCarthy said :
As one of our outstanding historical figures once said, “When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be from enemies from without, but rather ...
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