The crisis creates situations which are dangerous in the short run, since the various strata of the population are not all capable of orienting themselves equally swiftly, or of reorganizing with the same rhythm. The traditional ruling class, which has numerous trained cadres, changes men and programmes and, with greater speed than is achieved by the subordinate classes, reabsorbs the control that was slipping from its grasp. Perhaps it may make sacrifices, and expose itself to an uncertain future by demagogic promises; but it retains power, reinforces it for the time being, and uses it to crush its adversary and disperse his leading cadres, who cannot be be very numerous or highly trained.
About This Quote
About Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci was a 19th-century Italian marxist philosopher, writer, and politician. Antonio Francesco Gramsci was an Albanian-Italian Marxist philosopher and politician. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. Read more on Wikipedia →