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As Hegel divined philosophically, and as every physicist since Newton knows as a matter of course, history is the story of action and reaction. (4: Self-Reliance and the Problem of Attitudes)

— Michael Manley The Politics of Change (1974)

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Democracy should be as much a system of participation as a method of representation.

To understand today’s politics one must always begin with yesterday’s economics.

Jamaica: Struggle in the Periphery (1982)

Where political sovereignty has been conceded but economic power remains untouched, equality remains a myth, social justice proves unattainable and even freedom becomes an ambiguous phenomenon.

Democracy means far more than the right to vote every five years. It means the right to participate in every aspect of national and community life. The people must believe that they can take part.

We believe that the idea of equality is the only enduring principle by which mankind may be guided in the conduct of national and international affairs.

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

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