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“All Euphoria is followed by Depression.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir

“All systems of domination work by enveloping us in their narrative and superstitions in such a way that we cannot see beyond them. Taking a step or two back, finding a way to inspect them from the outside, allows us a glimpse of how imperfect, how ludicrous, they are. Securing this glimpse keeps you in touch with reality.”
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails

“Since when was being tired an excuse to stop trying?”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir

“The history of education shows that every class which has sought to take power has prepared itself for power by an autonomous education. The first step in emancipating oneself from political and social slavery is that of freeing the mind. I put forward this new idea: popular schooling should be placed under the control of the great workers’ unions. The problem of education is the most important class problem.”
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“Freedom is not utopia, because it is a basic aspiration; the whole history of mankind consists of struggles and efforts to creates social institutions capable of ensuring a maximum of freedom.”
― The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935
― The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935
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