5 Quotes by Wilhelm Liebknecht

The future belongs to the socialism which is democratic, to the democracy which is socialist.

Socialism and democracy are not identical, but they are simply different expressions of the same principle; they belong together, supplement each other, and one can never be incompatible with the other. Socialism without democracy is pseudo-socialism, just as democracy without socialism is pseudo-democracy. The democratic state is the only feasible form for a society organized on a socialist basis.

In socialist society the antagonism of interests is removed. Each develops his abilities in his own interest and thereby benefits the community. Today the personal gratification of egoism and the commonweal are for the most part antagonistic, the one excludes the other; in the new society these antagonisms are removed, the gratification, of personal egoism and the promotion of the commonweal harmoniously go hand in hand card coincide.

Capital does not participate where no profit can be made. Humanity is not quoted on the stock exchange.

When Marx got into a difficult position he would get angry and losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.