The state is not abolished, it withers away.

Quote by Friedrich Engels

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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.

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 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...

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.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

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

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

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

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...

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight...

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight...

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....