The poor peasant here hives under conditions quite different from those of Russia. Though often terrible, they are not as appalling as they were there.
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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
And the same holds good for iron discipline, and strong centralisation. We want them all right, but not until we have the right leaders.
Herman Gorter
Russia had an industrial proletariat of some seven or eight millions. The number of poor peasants, however, amounted to about 25 millions.
Herman Gorter
Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by the monasteries.
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And it is practically the same in the case of the four or five million poor peasants in France, and also for Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and two of the Scandinavian countries. Everywhere small and medium sized industry prevails.
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This is the absolute truth: and on this truth our tactics must be based. All tactics that are not based on this are false, and lead the proletariat to terrible defeat.
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