If I believed that force would ever build a better world, I would be a Marxist revolutionary. But I have no more faith in poor men's animalism than i… - Milton Mayer

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If I believed that force would ever build a better world, I would be a Marxist revolutionary. But I have no more faith in poor men's animalism than in rich men's. And I want no proletarian revolution until the proletariat has demonstrated devotion to reason which the rich, with larger opportunities to cultivate that virtue, have so universally failed to achieve. I favor the underdog against the upperdog, but I favor something better than a dog above both of them.'''

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Milton Sanford Mayer (August 24, 1908 – April 20, 1986) was an American journalist and educator, most famous for his long-running column in magazine.

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