The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

Quote by Karl Marx

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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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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.

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.

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.

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.

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.

Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers

Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers

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

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

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...

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...

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 rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

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

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...

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.

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...