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

Quote by Karl Marx

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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.

Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under...

Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under...

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

In a higher phase of communist society... only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois...

In a higher phase of communist society... only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois...

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand

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

Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the...

Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the...

The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

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...

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...

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

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...

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the...

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the...

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

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

Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not...

Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not...

Religion is the opium of the masses.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...

Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration...

Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration...