2010.54.2062

A Revolution Cannot Be Made by a Single Man.
c 1969
17.50 in HIGH x 22.75 in WIDE
(44.45 cm HIGH x 57.78 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.2062

Right edge of photograph has the text: "photo:LNS" [Liberation News Service]

Poster has a photograph at left of Ho Chi Minh dancing with a woman whose back is to the camera. There is a small crowd of on lookers in the background most of whom are smiling. The right side of the poster has a green background and the text: "A revolution cannot be made / by a single man. / A Large force is needed, the entire / people must participate. / That is why it is necessary to have cadres / for propaganda, agitation, education, / they must be kind-hearted, / open-minded and sincere. They must / Help one Another As comrades, / Work Together With The masses / without whom they could not / succeed in Anything. / each gesture, each attitude must / conquer people's hearts. The / revolution requires in the first place / The participation of politically / conscious people. A man Joins The / revolution only when He / understands that oppression is / the cause of his sufferings. / Therefore, We cannot Lie to the People. / if We did, The Fear of reprisals could, / in difficult times, Lead to treason, / Which would be disastrous. / before The People, a revolutionary / cadre Has no Right to Assume / A Haughty And Arrogant Attitude, / As If He Were A Feudal Warlord. / He Must be Modest. - Ho Chi Minh". Verso has newspaper articles about the Irish Republic and The Black Panthers.
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