Karl Marx — "The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope."

"Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!"

"The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs."

"The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie."

"The mode of production of material life conditions the general process of social, political and intellectual life. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social …"

"History is thorough and goes through many phases when carrying an old form to the grave. The last phase of a world-historical form is its comedy."