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Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Attacks Away Capitalism Corrupts Destroys Exploits Finer Heart Held Human Human Heart Ideas Old Once Opposed Progress Sacred Sentiments Things Those Traditions

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Make no mistake: The organization of the working class must be both economic and political. The capitalist is organized upon both lines. You must attack him on both.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Attack Both Capitalist Class Economic Him Lines Make Make No Mistake Mistake Must Organization Organized Political Working Working Class You

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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Breeds Lack Poverty Self-Reliance

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Each man has an equal social right to multiply his power of motion by all the social factors of civilization. Private property in any of these factors is inconsistent with this fundamental right; it must, obviously, prove a source of economic despotism and industrial slavery.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Any Civilization Despotism Each Each Man Economic Equal Factors Fundamental His Inconsistent Industrial Man Motion Multiply Must Obviously Power Private Private Property Property Prove Right Slavery Social Source

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He who stands with his face to the East in the morning will have the sun before him. If he does not change his posture, the Earth in the meantime having changed its, he will have the sun no longer before him, but behind.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Before Behind Change Changed Does Earth East Face Having He Him His Longer Meantime Morning Posture Stands Sun Who Will

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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Best Force Living Practical Sense Socialism Society Term Value Vital

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Activist

Born: December 14th, 1852

Died: May 11th, 1914

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