It is not for nothing that Skaldin in one part of his book quotes Adam Smith: we have seen that both his views and the character of his arguments in many respects repeat the theses of that great ideologist of the progressive
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lenin notes that Skaldin repeats Adam Smith’s ideas, showing a continuity of progressive thought.
- In plain terms
- Skaldin copies Smith’s progressive ideas.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize how earlier thinkers influence later revolutionary ideas.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does borrowing ideas affect originality?
- What does this say about the spread of progressive ideas?
Another view
The claim may overstate the similarity between the two authors.
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