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Russian term or phrase:
«каждому по потребностям, но от каждого по способностям»
English translation:
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
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Nina Chulak
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«каждому по потребностям, но от каждого по способностям»
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From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
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from each according to his ability, to each according to his need
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to each according to his needs, but also from each according to ability
It's an idiom.
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