Lee Atwater as quoted anonymously by Alexander Lamis in The Two-Party South, (1984), as quoted in “Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy”, The Nation, (Nov 13, 2012)
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In my judgment Karl Marx [is right]… the real issues ultimately will be the economic issues.
— Lee Atwater as quoted anonymously by Alexander Lamis
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About Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German political philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for labor theory of value, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published many works during his lifetime, including The Communist Manifesto (1848) and the first volume of Das Kapital (1867), the two later volumes being completed by his collaborator Friedrich Engels.
About Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German political philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for labor theory of value, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published many works during his lifetime, including The Communist Manifesto (1848) and the first volume of Das Kapital (1867), the two later volumes being completed by his collaborator Friedrich Engels.
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