Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Quote by Karl Marx

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

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

Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the...

Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the...

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...

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...

The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image...

The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image...

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

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

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 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.

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 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 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.

All that philosophers have done is interpret the world in different ways. It is our...

All that philosophers have done is interpret the world in different ways. It is our...

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

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

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, and...

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

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.

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.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance...

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance...

I never married because I have three pets at home that answer the same purpose...

I never married because I have three pets at home that answer the same purpose...