674 Quotes by Karl Marx

Nature does not produce on the one side owners of money or commodities, and on the other men possessing nothing but their own labour-power. This relation has no natural basis, neither is its social basis one that is common to all historical periods.

Political power, properly so called, is merely the organised power of one class for oppressing another.

An abundance of good friends does not lead to better philosophy .

Die Geschichte ist die wahre Naturgeschichte des Menschen.

The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of the weapon, material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses. Theory is capable of gripping the masses as soon as it demonstrates ad hominem, and it demonstrates ad hominem as soon as it becomes radical. To be radical is to grasp the root of the matter. But, for man, the root is man himself.

Perseus wore a magic cap down over his eyes and ears as a make-believe that there are no monsters.

Wages are a direct consequence of estranged labor, and estranged labor is the direct cause of private property.

Diligence in some compels idleness in others.

In general, the greater the productiveness of labour, the less is the labour time required for the production of an article, the less is the amount of labour crystallised in that article, and the less is its value;.