Quotes by Luxemburg, Rosa

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks diffe >>

Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and a >>

Quotations about Totalitarianism

Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalit >>

Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared >>

Man is more disposed to domination than freedom; and a structure of do >>

Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a mere semblance of life, in which only the bureaucracy remains as the active element. Public life gradually falls asleep, a few dozen party leaders of inexhaustible energy and boundless experience direct and rule. Such conditions must inevitably cause a brutalization of public life: attempted assassinations, shootings of hostages, etc.

Luxemburg, Rosa