Full Idea
A part of the bourgeoisie is desirous of redressing social grievances, in order to secure the continued existence of bourgeois society.
Clarification
The 'bourgeoisie' are the middle classes
Gist of Idea
Many of the bourgeois rights grievances are a form of self-defence
Source
K Marx / F Engels (The Communist Manifesto [1848], §3.II)
Book Reference
Marx,K./Engels,F.: 'The Communist Manifesto', ed/tr. Taylor,A.J.P. [Penguin 1973], p.113
A Reaction
…so don't try being nice to us. No TRUE bourgeois would actually want to help the proletariate… Nevertheless, he is probably largely right. Do we want the poor to suffer? No. Do we want them to be as rich as us? No!