From: Paul Bullock (paulbullock@ebms-ltd.co.uk)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 14:10:10 EST
Gerry, Can't help I'm afraid... Dr Hill didn't mention Marx much in his written work.. (more than James Connelly though!) , but both of them show that once you accept he was right there is much to be reworked and explained sensibly. Paul. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gerald_a_levy" <gerald_a_levy@msn.com> To: <ope-l@galaxy.csuchico.edu> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:43 PM Subject: [OPE-L:8545] Re: Christopher Hill, 1912-2003 > Paul B: thanks for your comments about Hill in [8538]. > > > Life goes fast > > Indeed, it does but I like this story from _The Guardian_ article about > Marx: > > > Hill once gave a radio talk marking the centenary of the publication of > > Das Kapital. He ended it by telling how, in old age, Marx had bumped > > into a fellow revolutionary from the 1848 barricades, now prosperous > > and complacent. The acquaintance reflected that, as one got > > older, one became less radical and less political. "Do you?" Marx > > replied. "Do you? Well, I do not!" > > I'm with Marx on this point. Indeed, I even think that engaging in > struggle often makes one feel young(er) again. For instance, I felt on > February 15 like I had re-discovered the fountain of youth! A > question: does anyone know the original source for this story about > Marx? > > Solidarity, Jerry > > >
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