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Friedrich Engels
German
Philosopher
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Freedom is the recognition of necessity.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#Freedom
#Necessity
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,
German
Philosopher
#Nothing
#State
#Class
The state is not abolished, it withers away.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#State
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,
German
Philosopher
#Freedom
#State
#Order
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#Crime
#State
#Laws
From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#Day
#First
#Spirit
#Civilization
#Greed
#Driving
Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#Reason
#Judgment
#Existence
All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#History
#Development
#Class
Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
Friedrich Engels,
German
Philosopher
#Paris
#Dictatorship