Rosa Luxemburg Quotes

A collection of quotes by Rosa Luxemburg.

Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was a Polish-German Marxist theorist, political activist, and revolutionary. She played a crucial role in the early development of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and later co-founded the Spartacus League, which became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Luxemburg was a fierce advocate for democracy and workers' rights, emphasizing the need for revolutionary struggle in the pursuit of social change. Her insightful writings, such as "The Accumulation of Capital" and "The Junius Pamphlet," continue to influence socialist thought today. Luxemburg's life was tragically cut short when she was murdered during the German Revolution of 1918-1919.

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.

Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.

Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of p

Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a mere semblance of life, in which only the bureaucracy remains as the active element. Public life gradually falls asleep, a few dozen party leaders of inexhaustible energy and boundless experience direct and rule. Such conditions must inevitably cause a brutalization of public life: attempted assassinations, shootings of hostages, etc.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who th

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the

Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party - though they are quite numerous - is no freedom at all.

The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes

The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes stronger, the more the enlightened masses of workers will take their own destinies, the leadership of their movement, and the determination of its direction into their own hands.

History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best sc

History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat.