Michael Hoover wrote: > > > check the forward to Hal Draper's "Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution" > > > Vol 2...forward is entitled "How Not to Quote Marx"...Michael > > Or check-out Ch. 1 of Joseph O'Malley and Keith Algozin ed. _Rubel on Karl > > Marx_ (Cambridge, CUP, 1981). > to what end?...my suggestion to check out Draper was in reference to > the 4 instances that I cited where Engels mentioned Marx saying that > he wasn't a Marxist...Draper was my source...as for above, am I going > to read that Draper is incorrect?...am I going to find out that Marx > did repeatedly state that he wasn't a Marxist?...or does the text > you cite support Draper's point that what we know of Marx's comment > about not being a Marxist comes to us via Engels and that only 1 of > the 4 writings in which the comment appears was for publication (the > other 3 were letters)?... Read Rubel yourself and find out. > you excised these points from my previous > post on this matter in your reply... ... to not burden everyone with extra and unnecceary bytes (a common Net courtesy). So as not to further offend, I have included the whole of your recent post. > you could have at least hinted at > why you were suggesting that I - or anyone else? - check your reference > out... Hint: you might learn something. > with all due respect, your approach here is not very useful or > conducive to discussion...Michael With all due respect, get off of your high-horse. It is entirely appropriate for listmembers to suggest readings and/or to write short posts. Jerry
