Antonio Gramsci

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

"One should be able to find agreement with any madman on his own level, about his concerns."

"The modern prince must be a revolutionary party."

"Subalternity is not just an economic condition but a total way of being."

"Culture must be conceived as the expression of a social group's consciousness."

"Patience is an act of moral courage and spiritual strength."

"The newspaper is the 'modern' book, the 'modern' poem; it is the expression of feelings and passions."

"Every act is an act of creation that presupposes knowledge."

"The relationship between master and servant is not one of mere domination but mutual dependence."

"To become aware of one's group interests is the beginning of class consciousness."

"Art is a superstructure that can become independent of its base under certain conditions."

"The state is not eternal; it is a historical product."

"Skepticism is the highest form of consciousness."

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

"The historical bloc is formed when the intellectuals of a dominant group organise themselves effectively."

"Language contains within itself the categories through which reality is perceived."

"Popular religion is not merely superstition but contains its own internal logic."

"To achieve hegemony, one must make concessions to the interests of other groups."

"The production of consciousness is itself a form of material production."

"Every social formation has an autonomous character that cannot be reduced to economic factors alone."

"Understanding requires living inside the contradictions of one's own time."

"The war of position is the struggle for cultural domination and ideological hegemony."

"Imagination is more important than reality in creating alternative futures."

"The subaltern classes must create their own organic intellectuals."

"Victory requires not just defeating enemies but creating new forms of social life."

"Consciousness is not something that exists in isolation but is always social."

"The role of the intellectual is to interpret the needs and aspirations of the masses."

"One cannot understand reality without understanding its historical development."

"The common sense of ordinary people contains profound truths waiting to be articulated."

"Art communicates the inexpressible and makes the invisible visible."