“Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history; he discovered the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of idealogy [sic], that mankind must first of all eat and drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, religion, art etc.” FirstsHumansArtFactsLawSimpleMankindHuman NatureEvolutionDrinkPursueEtcClothingsShelterHuman HistoryConcealedScience Religion Author:Friedrich Engels
“Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.” StatesLawCrimePhilosophicalCriminals Author:Friedrich Engels
“Thus at every step we are reminded that we by no means rule over nature like a conqueror over a foreign people, like someone standing outside nature - but that we, with flesh, blood and brain, belong to nature, and exist in its midst, and that all our mastery of it consists in the fact that we have the advantage over all other creatures of being able to learn its laws and apply them correctly.” PeopleMeanFactsAbleLawBrainStepsBloodCreaturesAdvantageStandingFleshMidstMasteryStanding OutEvery StepConqueror Book:German socialist philosophy Source: German socialist philosophy
“Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility this gives of systematically making them work towards definite ends.” GivingDoeEndsLawNaturalPossibilityIndependenceDefiniteNatural Law Author:Friedrich Engels
