Politics Quotes

"I wish I could convert the whole world to anarchism."

"The State is a cold monster, and coldly it tells lies."

"Our nationalism is not offensive; it is purely defensive against the aggression of others."

"The most dangerous criminals are those in power."

"Socialism will never be achieved through the ballot box alone."

"The conquest of political power has never liberated the working classes."

"We must remain vigilant against those who would concentrate power in few hands."

"Workers of the world, unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains."

"The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class."

"A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism."

"Political power, properly so called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another."

"In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality."

"The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: abolish all private property."

"The bourgeoisie has through its exploitation of the world market given a cosmopolitan character to production."

"The cure for the abuse of democracy is more democracy."

"The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production."

"Capital has to die."

"The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism by weapons."

"Proletariat and bourgeoisie face each other as equals."

"All social rules and all relations between individuals are erased by capitalism."

"Ideas are only as good as their ability to transform social reality."

"Civil society consists of the ensemble of organisms commonly called 'private'."

"The modern prince must be a revolutionary party."

"The historical bloc is formed when the intellectuals of a dominant group organise themselves effectively."

"Language is not neutral but carries within it the interests of dominant groups."

"Culture is the terrain of struggle between different social forces."

"The subordinate classes must move from a subaltern consciousness to a hegemonic consciousness."

"The state apparatus is an instrument through which one class rules another."

"Politics is ultimately about who controls the resources necessary for survival."

"Collective property does not exist in nature, only in society."