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"Imperialism was born when the ruling class in the capitalist production came up against national limitations to its economic expansion. The bourgeoisie turned to politics out of economic necessity; for it did not want to give up the capitalist system whose inherent law is constant economic growth, it had to impose this law upon its home governments and to proclaim expansion to be an ultimate political goal"