Insurrections of the Mind Quotes

“I believe that the rising of the proletariat, if it ever comes in this country, will end in a colossal victory for capitalism—that capitalism, as at present and in the past, will play off one mob against another, and pick the pockets of both.”
― Franklin Foer, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America

“Politically I am absolutely honest, which is to say, as honest as possible; which is to say, honest more or less; which is to say, far more honest than the general.”
― Franklin Foer, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America

“Every dollar and every moment of care devoted to increasing the individual importance of people, all skill and training, all fine organization to humanize work, every increase of political expression, is a protection against idle use of our military power, against any attempt to convert legitimate and necessary preparation for defense into an instrument of conquest. It may be said with justice that the man is dangerous who talks loudly about military preparation and is uninterested in social reform. It is the people engaged in adding to the values of civilization who have earned the right to talk about its defense.”
― Franklin Foer, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America