Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.

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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within...

Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within...

The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does...

The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does...

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to...

Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to...

Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the...

Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the...

The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.

The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.

The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in...

The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in...

Force is the midwife of every old society pregnant with a new one

Force is the midwife of every old society pregnant with a new one

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write,...

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write,...

In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent...

In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent...

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It...

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...