Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

I understand the sense behind the Deputy's amendment but I am confident the meaning of the relevant provision is clear. I am tempted to inquire as to whether the Socialist Party would want to reinvent the Marxist dialectic into a category struggle rather than a class struggle in terms of the dialectical evolution of society. The word "classes" is clearly understandable as being in reference to particular groups of people and, as such, I do not propose to change it.

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