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All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Been Between Class Classes Development Dominated History Social Social Development Stages Struggles Various

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The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Another Class Democratic Democratic Republic Instrument Less Monarchy Nothing Republic State Than

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Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Freedom Necessity Recognition

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From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Civilization Day Driving First Greed Sheer Spirit

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The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Adversaries Becomes Ceases Down Exist Freedom Hold Interests Order Possible Proletariat Soon Speak State Uses

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Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Art Before Clothing Concealed Darwin Development Discovered Drink Eat Etc Fact First First Of All History Hitherto Human Human History Ideology Just Law Mankind Marx Must Nature Organic Politics Pursue Religion Science Shelter Simple Simple Fact

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Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Before Everything Existence Give Judgment Justify Must Reason Seat Up

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The state is not abolished, it withers away.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Abolish Away State

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Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Crime Criminal Even Laws More Some State

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Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

~Friedrich Engels

Topics: Dictatorship Look Paris Proletariat

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: November 28th, 1820

Died: August 5th, 1895

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