The entire trend of development is towards abolition of coercive domination of one part of society over another.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lenin sees history moving toward ending one group’s domination over another.
- In plain terms
- Society trends to end coercive domination.
- What can you take from it?
- Equality reduces oppression.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What forces sustain domination?
- Can dominance ever be fully removed?
Another view
Power structures often adapt rather than disappear.
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