Anton Pannekoek Quotes
A government, a ruling class cannot go to war if the people are unwilling and resisting. Therefore a moral and intellectual preparation is no less necessary than a technical and organizational preparation.
Anton Pannekoek, 1873-1960, Dutch Scientist & Philosopher, “Revolt of the Scientists,” Retort, Vol.4, No.2, Spring 1948
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What is fascinating about his perception of governance is that if this quotation were viewed in isolation, one might conclude that Khamenei was a populist whose political views do not differ much from those of Thomas Jefferson. But then Islam enters the picture. His belief is that the Koran and the word of the Prophet trumps everything else including the people. So he has little trouble passing laws or enacting regulations that are opposed by the vast majority of Iranians. In a Presidential and parliamentary election, the candidates most popular were disqualified by Khamenei on the grounds that they were not sufficiently consonant with his interpretation of Islam. So in reality his personal view of Islam comes first and secondary to that is the will of the people.
Eldest son of Robert Walpole
Tamoyo ceased publication in 1823. It’s name comes from the name of an indigenous Indian tribe. A region of Brazil has been given the same name.
This quotation shows why the wealthy aristocracy hated Jefferson although he himself was one of them. In this sense he was the forerunner of Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt (see {585244},) the latter of which was called a traitor to his class.
Just before the outbreak of hostilities of WWI. The German Social Democratic Party was a minority party in Germany and the majority was very anxious to go to war.
This was published after he died.
the power a ruler or a ruling class
During the English Civil War, he wrote official news and propaganda for both sides of the conflict. His writings were well known to our founding fathers and John Adams wrote a treatise attacking Nedham’s writings.
With a professionalized all volunteer military, most of whom came from just a few socio-economic strata of our society, wars at the time were fought and the risks and burdens borne by a small part of American society. The rest of society, unlike the Second World War did not experience any change in their style or standard of living.
Armstrong was a Union military chaplain with the troops that had captured Petersburg, Virginia. Of particular interest in this quotation is his report on the attitude of the poor whites after the war had destroyed the economy of the area and reduced the former wealthy aristocrats to poverty.
Antonie “Anton” Pannekoek was a Dutch astronomer, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme).
