“Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality [will] have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things. The conditions of this movement result from the premises now in existence.”
This reader offers a selection of Karl Marx's most influential essays and treatises, providing insight into his theories on capitalism, class struggle, and the socialist revolution. It includes key texts such as 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital', showcasing Marx's critical analysis of the social and economic systems of his time. more
“The circulation of commodities is the original precondition of the circulation of money.”
“Every beginning is difficult, holds in all sciences.”
“There is a physical relation between physical things. But it is different with commodities.”
“It is in this sense that Franklin says, "war is robbery, commerce is generally cheating.”