But despite the clarion words of the Manifesto, the demonic… - Robert Heilbroner

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But despite the clarion words of the Manifesto, the demonic note was not a call for a revolution of communism; it was a cry born only of frustration and despair.

Robert Heilbroner

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Robert Heilbroner (March 24, 1919 – January 4, 2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought.

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