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Capitalism cannot survive without a working class, while the working class can flourish a lot more freely without capitalism.

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Terry Eagleton
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 22
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Literary Theorist
Non-Fiction Writer
Researcher
University Teacher
Writer
Salford
Greater Manchester
Capitalism
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