It is remarkable that some of the most precious rights of human welfare are attributed to the advocacy and practice of communists; and yet, in the sa… - Oliver Cox

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It is remarkable that some of the most precious rights of human welfare are attributed to the advocacy and practice of communists; and yet, in the same breath, we are asked to hate communists.

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About Oliver Cox

Oliver Cromwell Cox (25 August 1901 – 4 September 1974) was a Trinidadian-American sociologist.

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The capitalists cannot conceivably eliminate the proletariat as a class; it could at most only temporarily destroy or drive its leadership underground. On the other hand, the proletariat can eliminate the capitalists completely; it must do this if socialism is to be achieved.

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