Antonio Gramsci

"The intellectuals are the dominant group's 'deputies'."

"Civil society is the ensemble of organisms commonly called 'private'."

"The function of an intellectual is to mediate between the masses and the dominant classes."

"Hegemony is maintained through a complex system of compromises and alliances."

"The people are sovereign, yet they remain prisoners of the ruling interests."

"Understanding requires both head and heart."

"Hope is a discipline for the mind."

"Pessimism may be a sign of intelligence; optimism, a sign of will."

"All action is political; all politics is about power."

"One's own judgment of one's powers of creativity is one of the most important judgments one makes."

"The intellectuals must organise as a coherent group or class."

"Society is not homogeneous; it contains multiple, conflicting interests."

"Cultural production is a form of political struggle."

"The masses have not yet become conscious of their own power."

"To create a new culture does not mean only to make individual discoveries."

"The will and intellect must work together to transform society."

"Tradition binds us but need not imprison us."

"Knowledge without action is sterile."

"The organic intellectual develops within the working class."

"Resistance to hegemony begins with questioning what is assumed to be natural."

"The capacity to learn is infinite; only circumstance limits it."

"History teaches those who are willing to learn."

"War is the continuation of politics by other means."

"The battlefield of culture determines the outcome of political struggle."

"One must think like a man of action and act like a man of thought."

"The popular classes are the makers of history even when history is not yet being made."

"Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world."

"Every person carries within them the potential to transform society."

"Common sense is riddled with contradictions."

"The intellectual class must serve the masses, not rule them."