Gramsci

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    I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesn’t know where to die.
    —Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937)

    I would like you to understand completely, also emotionally, that I’m a political detainee and will be a political prisoner, that I have nothing now or in the future to be ashamed of in this situation. That, at bottom, I myself have in a certain sense asked for this detention and this sentence, because I’ve always refused to change my opinion, for which I would be willing to give my life and not just remain in prison. That therefore I can only be tranquil and content with myself.
    —Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937)

    I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
    —Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937)