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“It is in this sense that Franklin says, "war is robbery, commerce is generally cheating.”

Quote by Karl Marx

Book:Capital, Volume I: A Critique of Political Economy

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Capital, Volume I: A Critique of Political Economy

Karl Marx's seminal text delves into the analysis of capitalist production, distribution, and exchange, offering a comprehensive critique of the political economy of his time. more

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Karl Marx (May 5, 1818 - March 14, 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, political theorist, and revolutionary. He is one of the founders of Marxism and his works, including 'Das Kapital' and 'The Communist Manifesto', have had a profound impact on the world. more

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People Property Chosen Brands Features Labour Division Bores Manufacturing Manuals Jehovah Workmen

Book:Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - The Process of Capitalist Production

Source: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - The Process of Capitalist Production

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Law Productions Capitalist Laws Of Nature Begets Negation

Book:Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - The Process of Capitalist Production

Source: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - The Process of Capitalist Production

“Titles of property, for instance railway shares, may change hands every day, and their owner may make a profit by their sale even in foreign countries, so that titles to property are exportable, although the railway itself is not.”

May Country Hands Share Property Profit Instance Titles Owners Railway Foreign Countries

Book:Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

Source: Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

“Capitalist production does not exist at all without foreign commerce.”

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Book:Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Volume II: The Economist

Source: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Volume II: The Economist

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States House Class Technology Credit Debt Communism Expensive Owners Pushing Goods Working Class Unbearable Bankruptcy

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“[T]he task of abolishing the essence of Jewry is in truth the task of abolishing Jewry in civil society, abolishing the inhumanity of today's practice of life, the summit of which is the money system.”

Today Practice Tasks Essence Summit Civil Society Inhumanity

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Book:The German Ideology

Source: The German Ideology

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Book:Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy

Source: Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy

“Exchange value forms the substance of money, and exchange value is wealth.”

Form Values Wealth Substance

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“The circulation of capital realizes value , while living labour creates value .”

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