François Furet Quote

The American people were possessed by the capitalist spirit without ever having had a bourgeoisie; French political society, in contrast, created a bourgeoisie devoid of the capitalist spirit.


p. 7 - The Passing of an Illusion, The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century (1999)


The American people were possessed by the capitalist spirit without ever having had a bourgeoisie; French political society, in contrast, created a...

The American people were possessed by the capitalist spirit without ever having had a bourgeoisie; French political society, in contrast, created a...

The American people were possessed by the capitalist spirit without ever having had a bourgeoisie; French political society, in contrast, created a...

The American people were possessed by the capitalist spirit without ever having had a bourgeoisie; French political society, in contrast, created a...