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Georgi Plekhanov
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“There is no historical fact that did not owe its origin to social economics; but it is no less true to say that there is no historical fact that was not preceded, not accompanied, and not succeeded by a definite state of consciousness.”
Georgi Plekhanov (1856–1918) first seen 1891 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Materialist Conception of History, 1891, Ch. 6.
“Children like to work, and are always eager to imitate the work of adults.”
Georgi Plekhanov (1856–1918) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Utopian Socialism in the Nineteenth Century, 1913, Ch. 5.
“People [who belong in this environment] look for a path in the heavens for the simple reason that they have lost their way on earth.”
Georgi Plekhanov (1856–1918) first seen 1909 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the so-called religious searches in Russia, 1909, article 3 (Gospel from decadence), chapter 8, first paragraph.