Antonio Gramsci
An Italian Marxist philosopher and politician who developed the concept of cultural hegemony, explaining how dominant ideologies maintain power in society.
Quotes by Antonio Gramsci
The state is the instrument of the ruling class to maintain hegemony.
Optimism is a duty.
The worker must be educated to become a leader.
Hegemony is won in civil society.
The book is a force of nature.
To study means to think critically.
The intellectuals are the dominant group's 'deputies' in the superstructure.
Life is a continuous struggle.
The revolution requires new men.
Common sense is a fragmented conception of the world.
The task of the intellectual is to interpret the world.
Prison is the school of revolution.
The masses are the makers of history.
To be a communist is to be a man.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Criticism is the beginning of knowledge.
The party is the vanguard of the proletariat.
In solitude, one discovers one's self.
The war of position is necessary for hegemony.
Knowledge is power, but only when organized.