Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Marxwas a philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Prussia to a middle-class family, he later studied political economy and Hegelian philosophy. As an adult, Marx became stateless and spent much of his life in London, England, where he continued to develop his thought in collaboration with German thinker Friedrich Engels and published various works, the most well-known being the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto. His work has since influenced subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth5 May 1818
CityTrier, Germany
CountryGermany
When we bought this house, we designated this room the library,
Religion is the sign of the oppressed... It is the opium of the people.
But, in general, the protective system of our day is conservative, while the free trade system is destructive. It breaks up old nationalities and pushes the antagonism of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie to the extreme point. In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. It is in this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, that I vote in favor of free trade
A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism.
A nation which enslaves another forges its own chains.
Exchange value forms the substance of money, and exchange value is wealth.
The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together.
Once the inner connection is grasped, all theoretical belief in the permanent necessity of existing conditions collapses before their collapse in practice -- Letter to Ludwig Kugelmann (July 11, 1868)
The circulation of capital realizes value , while living labour creates value .
Take away a nation's heritage and they are more easily persuaded.
One of the most difficult tasks confronting philosophers is to descend from the world of thought to the actual world.
The traditions of the dead generations weigh like a nightmare upon the living.
When the labourer co-operates systematically with others, he strips off the fetters of his individuality, and develops the capabilities of his species.
The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe.