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«Thinking people saw plainly that a revolution in the forms of property does not solve the problem of socialism, but only raises it.»

«But that means only that the cynicism of the bureaucracy in its manipulation of statistics and public opinion is without limit. That, however, is not the chief thing. Not the fate of the five-year plan, but the fate of the regime was at stake.»
Aug 07, 2026 04:46PM
The Revolution Betrayed

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«When the rhythm of labor is determined by the chase after the ruble, then people do not expend themselves "according to ability"- […] - but in violation of themselves.
This method can only be justified conditionally and by reference to stern necessity. To declare it "the fundamental principle of socialism" means cynically to trample the idea of a new and higher culture in the familiar filth of capitalism.»
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«Insofar as the state which assumes the task of socialist transformation is compelled to defend inequality-that is, the material privileges of a minority-by methods of compulsion, insofar does it also remain a "bourgeois" state, even though without a bourgeoisie.
These words contain neither praise nor blame; they merely name things with their real names.»
Aug 08, 2026 05:29PM
The Revolution Betrayed


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