Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this. Use this quote
It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends. Use this quote
The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles. Use this quote
Revolutions are the locomotives of history. Use this quote
The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he cannot of course create it. Use this quote
Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs. Use this quote
The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money. Use this quote
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism. Use this quote
Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand. Use this quote
Religion is the opium of the masses. Use this quote
