We are not making this demand for the sake of a principle, but in the interests of the proletarian class.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that demands are made not as a matter of principle but for the welfare of the working class.
Clara Zetkin's quote highlights the idea that certain demands arise from the necessity to protect and uplift the proletarian class rather than merely adhering to abstract principles. It conveys a sense of urgency and practical concern for the wellbeing of the working class, stressing that actions and demands are rooted in the real conditions and struggles faced by workers.
In practice
In a speech advocating for workers' rights, one might quote Clara Zetkin to emphasize that demands are rooted in the interests of the working class.
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When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.
For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.
When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life.
Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought.
The socialist parties of all countries are duty bound to fight energetically for the implementation of universal women's suffrage which is to be vigorously advocated both by agitation and by parliamentary means. When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal suffrage for women and men.
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Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn't declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we've been at war ever since with somebody or other in order to justify the war machine. Now we have alienated almost the entire earth
The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don't think we need to name any names, do we? Our party is encumbered by an inconsistent approach to freedom. The new GOP will need to embrace liberty in both the economic and the personal sphere.
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There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.
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