Friedrich Engels

"The masses make history, though they are often unaware of doing so."

"Patience is a virtue only when it does not enable injustice."

"Perseverance in a just cause is the highest form of courage."

"The soul of humanity resides in the struggle against oppression."

"Peace is the natural state when justice and equality prevail."

"The first premise of all human history is, of course, the existence of living human individuals."

"All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned."

"Without unrealistic hopes, people would not attempt the seemingly impossible."

"The most revolutionary act one can undertake in a capitalist society is honest reporting."

"Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve."

"The people are the makers of history."

"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it."

"In revolutionary times, even the smallest acts carry the weight of history."

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it."

"Freedom is so precious that it must be carefully rationed."

"The division of labor creates alienation between the worker and their creation."

"Industry and commerce are the true educators of modern times."

"Time is the space in which man develops."

"Justice without power is ineffective; power without justice is tyranny."

"The arrow of history points toward liberation."

"Great men are the product of their times, not the creators of them."

"One cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs."

"The bourgeoisie are incapable of understanding anything that contradicts their interests."

"Courage is the willingness to act despite certain doom."

"Nature is the primary teacher of humanity."

"Intellectual honesty demands we follow the evidence wherever it leads."

"The working class contains within itself the seeds of its own liberation."

"Art reflects the economic conditions of its era."

"Memory is the treasury of the mind."

"Progress is not guaranteed; it must be fought for continuously."