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In Defence of Marxism

Ted Grant - Permanent Revolutionary

Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Eleven: Memories of Ted

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Alan Woods
30 January 2015

In this final chapter of the biography of Ted Grant, Alan Woods writes about Ted as a man. You can find all the chapters here

Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Ten: A New Beginning

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Alan Woods
05 November 2014

Here we must state a self-evident contradiction. Lenin was always honest. His slogan was: always say what is. Sometimes the truth is unpalatable, but we need to state the truth always. The truth is that, for a variety of circumstances, both objective and subjective, the revolutionary movement has been thrown back, and the forces of genuine Marxism reduced to a small minority. That is the truth, and whoever denies it is merely deceiving himself and deceiving others.

Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Nine: How Militant Was Destroyed

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Alan Woods
24 October 2014

"The feeling that all was not well was strengthened by my experience on the EC. Of course, Ted did most of the political leadoffs, which were to his usual high standards. But the contribution of most of the EC members was not on a very high level. Looking around the table I could not help thinking: all these years and all these successes, but where are the cadres? It was a worrying thought, but I immediately found a hundred reasons—or rather excuses—for the low political level of the organization, including its leadership. The comrades were all very busy. The organization had changed since I was last in Britain. There was the pressure of mass work, etc., etc. Still, something had to be done, or else we would be building on sand."

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  1. Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Eight: The Militant Tendency
  2. Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Seven: The Tide Turns
  3. Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Six: The Tide Begins to Turn
  4. Ted Grant - The Permanent Revolutionary. Chapter Five: The Times That Try Men’s Souls