Fred Hampton

We might not be back. I might be in jail. I might be anywhere. But when I leave, you'll remember I said, with the last words on my lips, that I am a revolutionary. And you're going to have to keep on saying that. You're going to have to say that I am a proletariat; I am the people.

American Activist

Clara Zetkin

Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the general proletarian movement. The main task is, indeed, to awaken the women's class consciousness and to incorporate them into the class struggle.

German Politician

C. L. R. James

One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the character of the demands now being put forward by the leadership.

Trinidadian Journalist

Karl Marx

Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!

German Philosopher

Herman Gorter

This is the absolute truth: and on this truth our tactics must be based. All tactics that are not based on this are false, and lead the proletariat to terrible defeat.

Dutch Poet

Rosa Luxemburg

Social democracy... is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from their flesh.

Russian Activist

Heywood Broun

I do not see a necessary connection between proletarian literature and some set percentage of words which bring the blushes to a maiden's cheek.

American Journalist

Karl Liebknecht

The Russian revolution was to an unprecedented degree the cause of the proletariat of the whole world becoming more revolutionary.

Daniel Woodrell

Most of my characters aren't hillbillies anyway. Let's just call them proletariat with a disposition towards criminal activity.

American Writer

Gustave Flaubert

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.

French Novelist

Used to discuss social or political issues involving workers' rights and interests.

Social Context

Not inherently positive or negative, but can imply solidarity or struggle.

Neutral Connotation

Focuses on class identity rather than individual financial status.

Not Personal Wealth

Highlights lack of property and dependence on selling labor for survival.

Economic Identity

Often used in discussions of social class and economic inequality.

Class Awareness

Historically linked to Marxist theory and worker exploitation.

Historic Usage

Literature uses this term to evoke empathy for the working class.

Empathy Through Narrative

Typically refers to the collective working class, not just an individual.

Collective Significance

 that was amazing how's everyone doing thank you for that overwhelmingly enthusiastic response that was that was awesome lovely thank you to my people the proletariat watching from the cafeteria and the spillover thank you to all those who are watching us on the youtubes and thank

Storytellers Summit Day...

 but they will create -- and I quote you -- "... new classes and new class struggles, just as the industrial revolution did." Can you elaborate for us? Yes. In the industrial revolution, we saw the creation of a new class of the urban proletariat.

Proletarian