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Capitalism1 quote
Naturally, the workers are perfectly free; the manufacturer does not force them to take his materials and his cards, but he says to them…"If you don't like to be frizzled in my frying-pan, you can take a walk into the fire." — Friedrich Engels · 1845
Communism1 quote
The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878
Government1 quote
The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878
Oppression1 quote
Naturally, the workers are perfectly free; the manufacturer does not force them to take his materials and his cards, but he says to them…"If you don't like to be frizzled in my frying-pan, you can take a walk into the fire." — Friedrich Engels · 1845
The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878
Politics1 quote
The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878
Religion1 quote
All religion, however, is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those external forces which control their daily life. — Friedrich Engels · 1878
Workers1 quote
Naturally, the workers are perfectly free; the manufacturer does not force them to take his materials and his cards, but he says to them…"If you don't like to be frizzled in my frying-pan, you can take a walk into the fire." — Friedrich Engels · 1845
Naturally, the workers are perfectly free; the manufacturer does not force them to take his materials and his cards, but he says to them…"If you don't like to be frizzled in my frying-pan, you can take a walk into the fire." — Friedrich Engels · 1845