"But the state is by no means a power forced on society from without; just as little is it 'the reality of the ethical idea', 'the image and reality of reason', as Hegel maintains. Rather, it is a prod…"

"A nation cannot be free and at the same time continue to oppress other nations. The emancipation of Germany cannot therefore take place without the emancipation of Poland from German oppression."

"An ounce of action is worth a pound of theory."

"The philistine is a man who regards the world as existing for him alone."

"The development of modern industry has cut from under its feet the very ground on which the bourgeoisie produces and appropriates products. What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its …"