Quote by Clara Zetkin
What made womens labour particularly attractive to the capitalists

What made womens labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. – Clara Zetkin

Other quotes by Clara Zetkin

The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society. – Clara Zetkin

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Society
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The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the proletariat, all of its institutions and weapons, which its fighting vanguard has created for its war of liberation. – Clara Zetkin

Category:
War
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In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized. – Clara Zetkin

Category:
Attitude
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Women
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The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden theyve reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, youre just horny. It doesnt mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten. – George William Curtis

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Women

If women want any rights more than theys got, why dont they just take them, and not be talking about it. – Sojourner Truth

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Women

Theres very little advice in mens magazines, because men dont think theres a lot they dont know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think, I know what Im doing, just show me somebody naked. – Jerry Seinfeld

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Women

Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to commit. – Julie Burchill

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Women

Random Quotes

Its funny to be a critic. – Leslie Fiedler

Category:
funny

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. – Erich Fromm

Category:
Courage

Theres such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where youre both kind of really bad for each other, but you love each other so much. Those extreme emotions, I think, can only be described with extreme imagery. – Florence Welch

Category:
relationship

As long as you live, keep learning how to live. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Category:
Learning