One of the surest signs of the estimated... by C. L. R. James

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One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the character of the demands now being put forward by the leadership.

- C. L. R. James

Other quotes by C. L. R. James

History

I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.

- C. L. R. James

People

Capitalism has socialized production. It has brought thousands of people together in the factory and involved them in new social relationships.

- C. L. R. James

World

All peoples are entangled in the net of the world market.

- C. L. R. James

Government World

In World War II the hostility and the exasperation resulting from the statification of the economy and the strain of the war have been directed as much against the government as against private capital.

- C. L. R. James

London Months Man

I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was. I came to London and in a few months I was a Trotskyist.

- C. L. R. James

Friends Government

My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas.

- C. L. R. James

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