"The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening."
"Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud."
Source: Die Russische Revolution sec. 4 (1918)
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Rosa Luxemburg
Political Theorist, Activist
Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish-German revolutionary socialist known for her advocacy of Marxist theory and her critiques of capitalism and imperialism.
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