István Mészáros

"Epochal conflicts and antagonisms are amenable only to epochal solutions."

"For under certain conditions even dangerous absurdities can command massive support, as we know from history."

"There is a well-known law of physics, in the field of electricity, which says that the electric current follows “the line of least resistance.” This is also true about the situation of many social conflicts which decide, even if only temporarily, in which direction a given problem is settled for the time being, depending on the relation of forces (i.e. the strength of the resistance to the current situation) and on the realizability of suitable alternatives."