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"Democracy is indispensable, not because it renders superfluous the conquest of political power by th..." — Rosa Luxemburg
Democracy is indispensable, not because it renders superfluous the conquest of political power by the proletariat, but, on the contrary, because it makes this seizure of power both necessary and possible.
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