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Every state is founded on force
trotsky quote
Today, however, we have to say that a state is a human community that(successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory
weber quote
Virginia has been taken from the Indians not by conquest but rather] by purchases made in the most unexceptionable form. It is true that these purchases were sometimes made with the price in one hand and the sword in the other
Thomas Jefferson quote
The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the whole surface of the globe. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connections everywhere
marx and engels quote 1
The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie
marx and engels quote 2
Religious suffering is at one and the same time the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people
marx quote
To take an example, therefore, from a very trifling manufacture; but one in which the division of labour has been very often taken notice of, the trade of apin-maker
smith quote 1
“He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become
smith quote 2
That the Division of Labour is Limited by the Extent of the Market
smith quote 3
And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green And was the holy Lamb of God,On England’s pleasant pastures seen
blake quote
nor aught avail’d him now To have built in Heav’n high Towrs; nor did he scape By all his Engins, but was headlong sent With his industrious crew to build in hell. Meanwhile the winged Haralds by command Of Sovran power, with awful Ceremony And Trumpets sound throughout the Host proclaim A solemn Councel forthwith to be held At Pandemonium, the high Capital Of Satan and his Peers
milton quote
rivate bankers cannot afford to be simply custodians of money entrusted to them, but have to invest it in trade in order to make a profit. Such investments are not only risky, but immobilize funds which will not be available, if there is a run on the bank
tommaso contarini quote
