You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness. Ernest Mandel bringclassconsciousness Change image and share on social
The conclusion you can draw from these characteristics is that you have an uneven development of class activity and an uneven development of class consciousness in the working class. Ernest Mandel activitycharacteristicclass Change image and share on social
Socialist democracy is not, a luxury and its need is not limited to the most advanced industrial countries. Ernest Mandel advancecountrydemocracy Change image and share on social
Periodically, the workers do revolt against bourgeois society, not by a hundred, five hundred, or a thousand, but by the millions. Ernest Mandel bourgeoishundredmillion Change image and share on social
Factions are a sign of illness in a party. Ernest Mandel factionillnessparty Change image and share on social
You cannot make a socialist revolution without really trying. Ernest Mandel makerevolutionsocialist Change image and share on social
And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders. Ernest Mandel commandeergroupleader Change image and share on social
Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class. Ernest Mandel absolutelyclasscontradiction Change image and share on social
The more workers you have in your organization, the better you are implanted in the working class, the more likely you are to come up with the concrete problems of the class. Ernest Mandel classconcreteimplant Change image and share on social
There are no conditions in which we subordinate the interests of the class as a whole to the interests of any sect, any chapel, any separate organization. Ernest Mandel chapelclasscondition Change image and share on social