Parvus
1867 — 1924
Biography
Shall we aim exclusively at immediate parliamentary and economic results in our present work, or shall these results be simply the means for the realization of a higher object, the revolutionary organization of the proletariat? It is not merely a question of voting, obtaining political successes, advocating social reforms and democratic laws, organizing strikes for higher wages, and other labour demands — but of either leaving the political power in the hands of the bourgeoisie or leading the proletariat by means of these measures to the conquest of the political powers for the purpose of changing the foundations of the state, of property and of the mode of production.
From Opportunism in Practice (1901)
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1901: Opportunism in Practice 📖
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V. I. Lenin 1899: Book Review: Parvus. The World Market and the Agricultural Crisis