“He remained an obstinate idealist, however, whose faith in humanity's promise often tempted him into a sentimental proletarianism.”

“Racial proletarianism is similarly dependent on final victory.”

“On the other hand, far from being encouraged to revert to a quiescent proletarianism, working people were invited to participate fully in the new enterprise culture.”

“He spoke of the need for the conquest of political power by the proletariat in order to effect the expropriation of the bourgeoisie.”

“A new period begins amid circumstances much more discouraging for the economic struggle of the proletariat.”

“The existence of palm leaf libraries lends credence to the proletariat nature of ancient Oriya literature.”

“The owner is an ill-favoured prole, operating on the margins of economic viability and the law.”

“Besides, the characters are too upwardly mobile for a standard prole opera.”

“Social services for the proles are provided either by the individual prole, through savings after taxes, through families, or through churches.”

“On the other hand, there was also evidence of proletarianisation and increased class consciousness among new sections of workers.”

“All this suggests what could be seen as the proletarianization of the yeoman class.”

“The trade sector, in its huge postwar expansion, underwent an important process of concentration and proletarianization.”

“In recent years, the populist right has seen significant proletarianization of its electoral base.”

“The result of these processes is that for the first time in human history the majority of the world's people are proletarians, having nothing to sell but their labour power.”

“All this was very nourishing, not to say stimulating, to the starved soul of a proletary.”

“Bartrow went back to his mine, and with his going the doors of the St. James's dining-room opened no more to the proletary.”

“For this the efforts of the proletarians of several advanced countries are necessary.”

“In this country we prefer our proletarians to doff their caps rather than to assert their fundamental rights.”

“Capitalists and proletarians struggle for ownership of the means of production and control over the state.”

“Is it necessary for the peasant classes of agricultural nations to become urban or rural proletariats before a Socialist Revolution is possible?”

“That is to say, the revolutionary hymn that called the proletariats of the world to unite is now anti-revolutionary in the harmonious society.”

“The victory of counterrevolution has devastated the ex-Soviet and East European proletariats ideologically and materially.”

“Party members were tightly controlled, but the inner party made no attempt to turn the proles from spasmodic mob into party members.”

“Does he think that only hapless and gullible proles sign up for the Marines?”

“On the shop floor it more or less meant the proles getting their cards and hapless, toadying management promoted beyond their competence.”