Lucien Sève: Self
Quotes
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Lucien Sève : This was in '58. De Gaulle had come to power.
[quoting Louis' letter, November 28, 1958]
Lucien Sève : Dear Lucien, You know what Marx said about Germany in 1840: 'In Germany, there is no history.' I think this is now true for us, and probably will be for years to come. We have to get down to the complete works and criticism. He interpreted de Gaulle's rise to power as France falling out of history.
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Lucien Sève : Althusser sent me, after the Argenteuil meeting, an incendiary little note.
[quoting Louis' letter, March 18, 1966]
Lucien Sève : Dear Lucien, I read with stupefaction the Central Committee's resolutions. How could you indulge such idealistic claptrap about humanism, Marxism and so on? Explanation, please! When Althusser read there exists a Marxist humanism, he just thought: This is unbelievable!
