Quotes about Poor Peasants

Vladimir Lenin

Where and when have riots and anarchy been provoked by wise measures? If the government had acted wisely, and if their measures had met the needs of the poor peasants, would there have been unrest among the peasant masses?

Vladimir Lenin

Herman Gorter

As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very worst they can mostly provide their own food.

Herman Gorter

Because in Russia you were able to triumph with the help of a large class of poor peasants, you represent things in such a way, as if we in Western Europe are also going to have that help.

Herman Gorter

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

The revolution in Russia was victorious with the help of the poor peasants. This should always be borne in mind here in Western Europe and all the world over. But the workers in Western Europe stand alone: this should never be forgotten in Russia.

Mao Zedong

As to the authority of the husband, this has always been weaker among the poor peasants because, out of economic necessity, their womenfolk have to do more manual labor than the women of the richer classes and therefore have more say and greater power of decision in family matters.

In 1927 there was a Peasant Uprising in the Hunan Province of China. Young Mau went there and wrote a report. This observation of the lesser domination of the husband where women work, has been found to be the case in almost all societies and economic systems. The result has been great resistance to equal pay for women as the consequences have been far more than just fairness. It changed the power relationship in families, political structures, communities, and changed the manpower requirements of entire societies. For example, by the end of the 20th century in America if most women did not work outside the home, the economy would collapse or immigration would have to be hugely expanded. In 20th century America, advocates of female equality have often been accused of being communists, as it was the communists who first observed this phenomenon and used it to change the society.

Herman Gorter

The Executive in Moscow, the RUSSIAN leaders of a revolution that triumphed only through the help of millions of poor peasants, forces these their tactics on the proletariat of Western Europe, which stands and has to stand all alone. And in so doing annihilates the best trend in Western Europe! …. Through these your tactics on the Trade Union question you and the Moscow Executive have proved, to my mind, that UNLESS YOU ALTER THESE TACTICS, YOU CANNOT CONDUCT THE REVOLUTION IN WESTERN EUROPE

The Russian domination of Communist parties throughout the world, was opposed very early. In many countries there were major struggles between the pro-Russian communists and the independent communists.

Herman Gorter

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.

Ahmed Ben Bella

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

Poor Peasants Quotes