Pessimism Of The Spirit; Optimism Of The

The Abolition Of The Class Struggle Does Not Mean The Abolition Of The Need To Struggle As A Principle Of Development.

Socialism Is Precisely The Religion That Must Overwhelm Christianity. … In The New Order, Socialism Will Triumph By First Capturing The Culture Via Infiltration Of Schools, Universities, Churches And The Media By Transforming The Consciousness Of Society.

The Philosophy Of Praxis Does Not Aim At The Peaceful Resolution Of Existing Contradictions In History And Society, But Is The Very Theory Of These Contradictions. It Is Not The Instrument Of Government Of The Dominant Groups In Order To Gain The Consent And Exercise Hegemony Over The Subaltern Classes. It Is The Expression Of Subaltern Classes Who Want To Educate Themselves In The Art Of Government And Who Have An Interest In Knowing All Truths, Even The Unpleasant Ones, And In Avoiding The Impossible Deceptions Of The Upper Class, And Even More Their Own.

It Indicates A Person Who Has Not Only Good Manners But Who Possesses A Sense Of Balance, A Sure Mastery Of Himself, A Moral Discipline That Permits Him To Subordinate Voluntarily His Own Selfish Interest To The Wider Interests Of The Society In Which He Lives. The Gentleman, Therefore Is A Cultural Person In The Noblest Sense Of The Word, If By Culture We Mean Not Simply Wealth Of Intellectual Knowledge But Also The Ability To Fulfil One's Duty And Understand One's Fellow Man By Respecting / Every Principle, Every Opinion, Every Faith That Is Sincerely Professed.

Destruction Is Difficult. It Is As Difficult As Creation.