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The compulsion of fate is bitter. Christoph Martin Wieland

Fate Bitter Compulsion

I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand. Clara Schumann

Me Memory Fear Single Other Threatens Give Fail Days Piece Concert Because Terror Beforehand After Cannot Which Agony Play

Treasures are no longer to be got by instrumental art. Clara Schumann

Art Longer Instrumental Got Treasures

It is out of the question that the task of socialist women's activity should be to alienate proletarian women from duties as wives and mothers; on the contrary, it must operate so this task is fulfilled better than before, precisely in the interests of the proletariat. Clara Zetkin

Women Better Before On The Contrary Alienate Proletarian Proletariat Out Must Operate Mothers Wives Question Contrary Than Task Precisely Duties Interests Fulfilled Should Activity Socialist

The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to them. Clara Zetkin

War Lose Nothing Everything Dear Gain Them Workers Stand

We would, however, perform an injustice to the bourgeois women's rights movement if we would regard it as solely motivated by economics. No, this movement also contains a more profound spiritual and moral aspect. Clara Zetkin

We are not making this demand for the sake of a principle, but in the interests of the proletarian class. Clara Zetkin

Class Proletarian Demand Principle Making Sake Interests

Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought. Clara Zetkin

Struggle Political Situation Energy Increases Proletarian Classes Economical Arm Proves Reform Political Situation Improving Which Workers Therefore Each Fought

All women, whatever be their position, should demand political equality as a means of a freer life, and one calculated to yield rich blessings to society. Clara Zetkin

Life Women Equality Political Whatever Rich Society All Women Demand Calculated Freer Blessings Yield Should Means Position

These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in all countries. Clara Zetkin

Class Society Countries Oppressed Same Exploited Workers Interests

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. Clara Zetkin

Great Class Struggle Women Indeed Proletarian Those Must Class Consciousness Class Struggle Propaganda Touch General Main Importance Questions Task Movement Which Them Awaken Consciousness Incorporate