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Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.

James Connolly

We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times.

James Connolly

James Connolly

James Connolly

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Born: June 5, 1868

Died: May 12, 1916 (aged 47)

Bio: James Connolly was an Irish republican and socialist leader, aligned to syndicalism and the Industrial Workers of the World. He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish immigrant parents.

Known for:

The Re-conquest of Ireland (1915)

Most used words:

irish, state, capitalist, socialist, ireland, labour, national, democracy, class, socialism, slave, army

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