Karl Marx





Karl Marx

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May 05, 1818 in Trier, Germany

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March 14, 1883

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Karl Heinrich Marx was a 19th-century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist and revolutionary. Often called the father of communism, Marx was both a scholar and a political activist. He addressed a wide range of political as well as social issues, and is known for, amongst other things, his analysis of history. His approach is indicated by the opening line Chapter 1 of the The Communist Manifesto(1848): "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." Marx argued that capitalism, like previous socioeconomic systems, will produce internal tensions which will lead to its destruction. Just as capitalism replaced feudalism, capitalism itself will be displaced by communism, a...more


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The Communist Manifesto
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The Marx-Engels Reader
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Capital, Vol. 1: A Critical...
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Das Kapital [Abridged]
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The German Ideology
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Selected Writings
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More books by Karl Marx…
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.”
Karl Marx

“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.”
Karl Marx, The German Ideology

“Religion is the Opiate of the Masses.”
Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right

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