On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our present bourgeoisie is to be measured by the altitude of its great intellects.

Quote by Karl Marx

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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.

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...

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...

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, &...

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, &...

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

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

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 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.

Religion is the opium of the masses

Religion is the opium of the masses

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings...

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings...

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 production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

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...

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,...

A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.

A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.

In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a...

In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a...

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.

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

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

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.

I am not a Marxist.

I am not a Marxist.

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

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