John Bellamy Foster Quotes

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

When capitalism changes, so must socialism.

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries.

I would say I was still a Marxist - which is not to be confused with being a Communist. Despite its flaws, Marxism still seems to explain the material world better than anything else.

Socialism never arises in the earlier phases of capitalism, as, for instance, among the pioneers of civilisation in a country where there is plenty of land available for private appropriation by the last comer.

If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist.

Despite its flaws, Marxism still seems to explain the material world better than anything else.

And Marx spoke of the fact that socialism will be the kingdom of freedom, where man realizes himself in a way that humankind has never seen before. This was an inspiring body of literature to read.

Marx is the prophet of globalized capitalism.

Marxism does not make sense, and I am the first one to say this

The socialist system will eventually replace the capitalist system …. However much the reactionaries try to hold back the wheel of history, sooner or later revolution will take place and will inevitably triumph.

I'm signing on to be an athlete, and it's almost like Karl Marx's theory on capitalism. I am both the worker and the product. I'm choosing to be a part of this system, thus I'm choosing to be part of the conditions that are set in this system.

Marxists have some way of analyzing the development of affairs which enables them to judge far in advance of scientific thinkers what the trend of social and economic development is to be.

The important part of Marxism was its demand for active, constant, practical, class-war.

I still think like a Marxist in many ways.

Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice out there. A lot of economic experts in America refer to him without actually using the M word, but he's around.

Ask anyone committed to Marxist analysis how many angels dance on the head of a pin, and you will be asked in return to never mind the angels, tell me who controls the production of pins.

There's something about Marxism that brings out warts; the only kind of growth this economic system encourages.

Every year humanity takes a step towards Communism. Maybe not you, but … your grandson will surely be a Communist.

I was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed

Someday, the capitalist system will disappear in the United States, because no social class system has been eternal. One day, class societies will disappear.

I'm a Marxist.

For [Karl] Marx what counts is man. He is the root of everything;while for capitalism, the aim are things, profit, and man is only a means to gain them. As an authentically religious individual, Marx could not be other than against "religion".

In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists.

Even though the society that Marx foresaw is far from being an historical reality, Marxism has penetrated so deeply in history that we are all Marxists, one way or another, even unknowingly.