"Religion is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those external forces which control their daily life, a reflection in which earthly forces assume the form of supernatural forces."

"The first requisite of all history is the production of the means to satisfy these needs, the production of material life itself."

"The first act by virtue of which the state really constitutes itself the representative of the whole of society — the taking possession of the means of production in the name of society — this first a…"

"The English working class is nothing but a mass of isolated, mutually hostile atoms, each striving to exploit the others."

"Only in the community with others has each individual the means of cultivating his gifts in all directions; only in the community, therefore, is personal freedom possible."