Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

Kwame Nkrumah

Consciencism

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Topic

Revolution

Author

Kwame Nkrumah

Source

Consciencism

Genre

Philosophical literature Political literature

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Anti-colonial activist National leader Politician

From

Ghana Africa

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Citation

Nkrumah, Kwame. Consciencism. Monthly Review Press, 1964, ch. 2.

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The extermination camps, in endeavoring to turn man into a beast, intimated that it is not life alone which makes him man.

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Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.

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Revolution Words vs. actions Political progress Progress

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Karl Marx
Source
Theses on Feurbach
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Friedrich Engels, c. 1888.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. The German Ideology, including Theses on Feuerbach, translated by Friedrich Engels. Prometheus, 1998.