The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist.

Quote by Friedrich Engels

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Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another -...

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another -...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

The state is not abolished, it withers away.

The state is not abolished, it withers away.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.