Friedrich Engels

Philosopher, Communist Theorist German 1820 – 1895

Co-authored 'The Communist Manifesto' with Karl Marx.

387 quotes

"Truth is always revolutionary."
Truth
"The power of thought is only realized through collective action."
Power
"Success is not individual achievement but collective liberation."
Success
"Friendship across class lines is complicated by the system itself."
Friendship
"The law serves the interests of those who created it."
Politics
"Time is the measure of how history moves forward."
Time
"Wisdom comes from lived experience and careful analysis."
Wisdom
"Love of humanity must be expressed through dedication to justice."
Love
"Life is struggle; without struggle there is no progress."
Life
"The humorous and the tragic are separated only by perspective."
Humor
"Inspiration comes from those who refuse to accept the unacceptable."
Inspiration
"Motivation is sustained only by belief in the possibility of change."
Motivation
"War is the continuation of economics by other means."
War
"The earth belongs to those who labor upon it."
Nature
"Wealth is theft when it is not earned by one's own labor."
Money
"All profit contains within it unpaid labor."
Work
"The development of industry is necessary before socialism can emerge."
History
"Contradictions in capitalism contain the seeds of its destruction."
Politics
"Alienation from one's labor is the fundamental human tragedy under capitalism."
Philosophy
"Freedom is not permission granted by authorities but power seized by the people."
Freedom
"Education should liberate the mind, not chain it to ideology."
Education
"The scientific study of society requires the same rigor as the study of nature."
Science
"Hope without organization is mere wishful thinking."
Hope
"Strength in numbers is the working class's greatest weapon."
Strength
"Change requires both understanding and will to act."
Change
"Justice deferred is justice denied to those who suffer today."
Justice
"The future belongs to those who can imagine it and fight for it."
"Art without freedom is mere propaganda and artifice."
Art
"The greatest adventure is the struggle to remake society."
Adventure
"Knowledge of oppression is the first step toward liberation."
Knowledge