The state is not abolished, it withers away.

Quote by Friedrich Engels

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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...

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...

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

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

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to...

The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to...

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 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 -...

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.

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.

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.

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the...

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the...

The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired...

The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired...

Our every action is a battle cry against imperialism, and a battle hymn for the...

Our every action is a battle cry against imperialism, and a battle hymn for the...

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...