Cheap women's labour eliminates the work of men and if the men want to continue to earn their daily bread, they must put up with low wages.
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The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.Clara Zetkin
The capitalists speculate on the two following factors: the female worker must be paid as poorly as possible and the competition of female labour must be employed to lower the wages of male workers as much as possible.
Clara Zetkin
The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to them.
Clara Zetkin
Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives and children, as well as the destruction of their homes in various towns and districts.
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When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life.
Clara Zetkin
What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.
Clara Zetkin
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