Philosophy Quotes

"The modern bourgeois is a product of a long course of development."

"Private property is the result of alienated labour."

"Man's consciousness is determined by the social and economic conditions he lives in."

"The mode of production of material life conditions the general process of social, political and intellectual life."

"The dialectic of history moves through thesis, antithesis and synthesis."

"As society develops, the contradictions of capitalism become more acute."

"To be is to do; consciousness is not something that pre-exists and is then put into action, but is formed in the process of action itself."

"Each man must understand that his own case is the case of all men."

"Common sense is the folklore of philosophy."

"One cannot understand the present without grasping the weight of the past upon it."

"The worth of a state in the long run is the worth of the individuals composing it."

"The individual is not accountable for his own existence."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"The person who fights with monsters should beware that in doing so he does not become a monster himself."

"It is impossible that all can be of one opinion."

"The moral and intellectual character of a people may be inferred from the highest things they choose to know."

"As it is useful that while mankind is imperfect, there should be different opinions."

"Regard all the affairs of the world as it respects the welfare of mankind."

"Every duty of perfect obligation is also a duty of imperfect obligation."

"Utility is the ultimate appeal on all ethical questions."

"Evil is the privation of good."

"A nation's character is the sum of its citizens' characters."

"Men are moved by interest far more than by principle."

"Religion is the opium of the masses, a tool used to keep workers docile and accepting of their exploitation."

"Morality is not fixed in heaven but grows from the material conditions of human life."

"Ideas have material force when they grip the minds of millions."

"Manners are of more importance than laws."

"In reality there is no such thing as the public. There are only individuals."

"It is a great mistake to imagine that mankind agrees upon any settled maxims relating to this or any other subject."

"Mere ideas without consciousness or will are nothing."