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

Quote by Karl Marx

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While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.

While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.

Philosophy is to the real world as masturbation is to sex

Philosophy is to the real world as masturbation is to sex

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,...

Religion is the opium of the masses.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our...

On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our...

The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he...

The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he...

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to...

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to...

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

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

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

Religion is the opium of the masses.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

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...

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.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

Capitalist production, therefore, develops technology, and the combining together of various processes into a social...

Capitalist production, therefore, develops technology, and the combining together of various processes into a social...

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...

We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather...

We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather...