What do you want to do with the [Communist] Party? A racing stable? What good is it to sharpen a knife every day if you never use it for slicing? A party is never more than a means. There is only one objective: power.
— Jean-Paul Sartre Modern

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Undated, reflection on the Communist Party (cited in AZQuotes)

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Approx. mid-20th century

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