You should not do this, Comrade. We are only in the introductory stage yet, here in Western Europe. And in that stage it is better to encourage the fighters than the rulers.
Herman Gorter Quotes
The revolution in Russia was terrible for the proletariat in the long years of its development and it is terrible now, after the victory. But at the actual time of revolution it was easy, and this was due to the peasants.
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| Birth: | 26th November, 1864 |
| Death: | 15th September, 1927 |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Herman Gorter was born in Wormerveer, Netherlands. He was a Dutch poet and socialist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s, centered on De Nieuwe Gids. His first book, a 4,000 verse epic poem called May. He rapidly followed this up with a book of short lyric poetry simply called Verses in 1890. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912. He joined the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1897. In 1917, he hailed the Russian Revolution as the beginning of that global revolution, although he soon afterward came to oppose Vladimir Lenin.
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