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... The imperialism of the bureaucratic-collectivist states is different from that of the capitalist states. But the economic motive forces behind the one are no less powerful than in the case of the other. Only ignoramuses – people who know nothing about history and nothing about Lenin's theory of imperialism – can conceive of imperialism as a phenomenon unique to capitalist society.

Max Shachtman

... the Negro in Africa had reared mighty empires, and astonishingly advanced achievements are linked with his race in the annals of mankind.

Max Shachtman

... You have discovered the class struggle, or rather its reflection, in the ranks of the party.

Max Shachtman

Max Shachtman

Max Shachtman

Born: September 10, 1904

Died: November 4, 1972 (aged 68)

Bio: Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist. He evolved from being an associate of Leon Trotsky to a social democrat and mentor of senior assistants to AFL-CIO President George Meany.

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