Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people

Quote by Karl Marx

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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...

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 only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

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...

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a...

The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.

Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.

From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need

From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need

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...

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

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

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

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...

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

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...

Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the...

Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the...

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon...

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

The Perennial Philosophy is expressed most succinctly in the Sanskrit formula, tat tvam asi ('That...

The Perennial Philosophy is expressed most succinctly in the Sanskrit formula, tat tvam asi ('That...

The greatness of every mighty organization embodying an idea in this world lies in the...

The greatness of every mighty organization embodying an idea in this world lies in the...