“This acute, “a selfdissolving contradiction,” Marx had very precisely seen and foreseen that “it establishes a monopoly in certain spheres and thereby requires state interference.” This contradiction “reproduces a new financial aristocracy” (how much Marx was right!), no matter it will call itself Communist Party of Soviet Union or DuPont Financial Circle. It reproduces “a new variety of parasites . . . , a whole system of swindling and cheating by means of corporation promotion, stock issuance, and stock speculation.”
― Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face
― Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face
“In a mile-eating trot, I moved along. I had the wind of a deer, the muscles of a country boy, a heart full of dog love, and a strong determination.”
― Where the Red Fern Grows
― Where the Red Fern Grows
“a certain bohemian, good-witch sort of charm”
― The Hours
― The Hours
“You're trying to be tricky. What's morality?"
"It's the difference between what's right and what you can rationalize."
"Must be a human thing."
"Exactly.”
―
"It's the difference between what's right and what you can rationalize."
"Must be a human thing."
"Exactly.”
―
“there wasn’t always much difference between the standfast and the man who ran. Even though presidents and colonels and preachers tried to tell you otherwise, the standfast and the runner were often the same man on different days or at a different hour.”
― Confederates: A Novel
― Confederates: A Novel
Cherise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cherise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Cherise
Lists liked by Cherise




















