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Quotes By Karl Marx

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Philosopher

Karl Marx

May 05, 1818 - Mar 14, 1883

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer.

Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you're in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.

Accumulation of wealth at one pole is at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole.

A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.

If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

Communism begins where atheism begins.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

Take away a nation's heritage and they are more easily persuaded.

The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother's care, shall be in state institutions.

Keep people from their history, and they are easily controlled.

My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.