"In a communist society, the only way in which the family can remain in existence is by ceasing to be the economic unit of society."

"The first great division of labour between the two sexes had for its basis simply the difference of sex, and the first class opposition that appears in history coincides with the development of the an…"

"The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations."

"We are not dealing with a simple economic doctrine but with a new world outlook."

"The beer was usually bad, the gin always terrible, and the company on intellectual topics was not stimulating."