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Herman Gorter

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To judge from all Communist papers, magazines and brochures, and from all public assemblies, one might even surmise that a revolt of the poor peasants in Western Europe might break out at any moment!


— Herman Gorter


#assemblies #break #communist #europe #even

What does it mean with regard to tactics, this fact that the proletariat of Western Europe stands all alone: that it has no prospect of any help whatsoever from any other class?


— Herman Gorter


#any #class #does #europe #fact

You should not do this, Comrade. We are only in the introductory stage yet, here in Western Europe. And in that stage it is better to encourage the fighters than the rulers.


— Herman Gorter


#comrade #encourage #europe #fighters #here






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Gorter rapidly followed this up with a book of short lyric poetry simply called "Verzen" ("Verses") in 1890 which after the initial bad reviews was equally hailed as a masterpiece. Herman Gorter (November 26 1864 Wormerveer – September 15 1927 Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912 describing the First World War being followed by a global Socialist revolution.

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