A Quote by Karl Marx

To be radical is to grasp things by the root.

Karl Marx

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Grasp Radical Root Things

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Karl Marx
German - Philosopher
May 5, 1818 - March 14, 1883

I think I am a radical. I have never deviated from that. By radical, I mean someone trying to go to the root of things.

Bill Ayers

I like to remind people what radical means -- 'at the root of things.' It shouldn't be considered a pejorative. There isn't a great name out of history you can pick who wasn't 'radical.

Sonia Johnson

The word 'radical' derives from the Latin word for root. Therefore, if you want to get to the root of anything you must be radical. It is no accident that the word has now been totally demonized.

Gore Vidal

Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.'

Angela Davis

I often refer to myself as a radical, reminding people that the word radical comes from the Latin word radix, meaning root. I think we need to get to the roots of problems as we try to solve them. I also like the word anti-capitalist.

Cynthia Kauffman

One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.

Timothy Keller

I felt a longing to compose a radical or root poem that would speak to what has its back turned to me.

Robert Bly

America needs to fully grasp the lessons learned from our history of fighting radical jihadists. There have been successes and failures.

Pete Hoekstra

If being an advocate of peace, justice, and humanity toward all human beings is radical, then I'm glad to be called radical. And if it is radical to oppose the use of 70 percent of federal monies for destruction and war, then I am a radical.

Ron Dellums

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

Gautama Buddha

It is absolutely correct to say that if you can't learn from the events of Nazi Germany, you will not be able to grasp the ... danger of the radical Muslim world today. You are simply hiding.

Alfons Heck

To say 'radical feminist' is only a way of indicating that I believe the sexual caste system is a root of race and class and other divisions.

Gloria Steinem

Radical Muslims fly planes into buildings. Radical Christians kill abortion doctors. Radical Atheists write books.

Hemant Mehta

Radical innovation is difficult to fund. It seems scary. And the really radical things seem even more scary.

Nolan Bushnell

If you want the great and mighty things God has for you, you must get to the root of anger and deal with it. Get rid of the masks and face the things that happened in your life that made you the way you are today. Admit that you can't change by yourself. Until the root is removed, it'll continue to produce one bad fruit after another.