Jules Guesde
Jules Bazile, known as Jules Guesde (French: [ʒyl ɡɛːd]; 11 November 1845 – 28 July 1922) was a French socialist journalist and politician.
Jules Guesde | |
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| Born | Jules Bazile 11 November 1845 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 July 1922 (aged 76) Saint-Mandé, France |
| Political party | French Workers' Party Socialist Party of France SFIO |
| Parent(s) | François Bazile Eléonore Guesde |
| Relatives | Lilian Constantini (granddaughter) Dominique Schneidre (great-granddaughter) |
Guesde was the inspiration for a famous quotation by Karl Marx. Shortly before Marx died in 1883, he wrote a letter to Guesde and Paul Lafargue, both of whom already claimed to represent "Marxist" principles. Marx accused them of "revolutionary phrase-mongering". This exchange is the source of Marx's remark, reported by Friedrich Engels: "ce qu'il y a de certain c'est que moi, je ne suis pas marxiste" ("what is certain is that [if they are Marxists], [then] I myself am not a Marxist").
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