Religion is the opium of the masses

Quote by Karl Marx

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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 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,...

There is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of Communism.

There is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of Communism.

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 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.

The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all...

The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all...

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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...

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...

A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.

A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal...

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal...

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.

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...

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...

It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically...

It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically...

The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the...

The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the...