Europe and the People Without History Quotes
Europe and the People Without History
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“We have been taught, both inside the classroom and outside of it, that there exists an entity called the West, and that one can think of this West as a society and civilization independent of and in opposition to other societies and civilizations. Many of us even grew up believing that this West has a genealogy, according to which ancient Greece begat Rome, Rome begat Christian Europe, Christian Europe begat the Renaissance, the Renaissance the Enlightenment, the Enlightenment political democracy and the industrial revolution. Industry, crossed with democracy, in turn yielded the United States, embodying the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
― Europe and the People Without History
― Europe and the People Without History
“ثمة هذه الايام نوع من الاغراء بتحويل هذه المنظومة من الافكار للفكر الماركسي- إلى ركام مخلفات تاريخ الفكر بوصفها جزءا من الحطام غير القابل للاستعمال الموروث عن انظمة حكم "الاشتراكية الفعلية" التي انهارت اواخر الثمانينات. يتعين علينا أن نتذكر أن التراث الماركسي انطوى على العديد من البدائل في الفكر والسياسة، كان بعضها أغنى فكريا من جملة الصيغ الأصولية المتزمتة التي سادت سياسيا”
― Europe and the People Without History
― Europe and the People Without History
“Les hommes font leur propre histoire, mais dans des conditions qu'ils ne choisissent pas; ils la font sous l'influence de relations et de forces qui guident leur volonté et leurs désirs.”
― Europe and the People Without History
― Europe and the People Without History
