But there is a devil of a difference between barbarians who… - Karl Marx

" "
But there is a devil of a difference between barbarians who are fit by nature to be used for anything, and civilized people who apply them selves to everything.

Karl Marx

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Karl Marx

Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German political philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for labor theory of value, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published many works during his lifetime, including The Communist Manifesto (1848) and the first volume of Das Kapital (1867), the two later volumes being completed by his collaborator Friedrich Engels.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Karl Heinrich Marx • Karl H. Marx • Marx

All quotes from Karl Marx Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Karl Marx:

Friedrich Engels Pyotr Kropotkin Vladimir Lenin Ludwig von Mises Peter Kropotkin

Additional quotes by Karl Marx

Capitals accumulate faster than the population; thus wages; thus population; thus grain prices; thus the difficulty of production and hence the exchange values.

Force is the midwife of every old society pregnant with a new one. It is itself an economic power.

Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.

But there is a devil of a difference between barbarians who are fit by nature to be used for anything, and civilized people who apply them selves to … - Karl Marx

About Karl Marx

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Karl Marx

Go Premium