"The economic interpretation of history does not necessarily mean that all events are determined solely by economic forces. It simply means that economic facts are the ever recurring decisive forces, the chief points in the process of history."

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Source: Eduard Bernstein (1911). “Evolutionary Socialism: a Criticism and Affirmation: (Die Voraussetzungen Des Sozialismus und Die Aufgaben Der Sozialdemokratie.)”

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Eduard Bernstein

Politician, Theorist

Eduard Bernstein was a German socialist theorist known for advocating evolutionary socialism, emphasizing reform over revolution in achieving social justice.

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