No production without a need. But consumption reproduces the need. Karl Marx More Quotes by Karl Marx More Quotes From Karl Marx Labor, being itself a commodity, is measured as such by the labor time needed to produce the labor-commodity. And what is needed to produce this labor-commodity? Just enough labor time to produce the objects indispensable to the constant maintenance of labor, that is, to keep the worker alive and in a condition to propagate his race. The natural price of labor is no other than the wage minimum. Karl Marx maintenance alive race A circuit performed by a capital and meant to be a periodical process, not an individual act, is called its turnover. The duration of this turnover is determined by the sum of its time of production and its time of circulation. Karl Marx duration individual determined A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties. Karl Marx analysis business sight The capitalist cannot store labour-power in warehouses after he has bought it, as he may do with the raw material. Karl Marx stores raw-materials may An organised system of machines, to which motion is communicated by the transmitting mechanism from a central automation, is the most developed form of production by machinery. Karl Marx automation machines form The aggregate capital appears as the capital stock of all individual capitalists combined. This joint stock company has in common with many other stock companies that everyone knows what he puts in, but not what he will get out of it. Karl Marx joints individual common The English Established Church... will more readily pardon an attack on 38 of its 39 articles than on 1/39 of its income. Karl Marx pardon income church One of the most difficult tasks confronting philosophers is to descend from the world of thought to the actual world. Karl Marx philosopher tasks world The Tories in England had long imagined that they were enthusiastic about the monarchy, the church and beauties of the old English Constitution, until the day of danger wrung from them the confession that they are enthusiastic only about rent. Karl Marx society church long He who before was the money owner, now strides in front as capitalist; the possessor of labor-power follows as his laborer. The one with an air of importance, smirking, intent on business; the other hesitant, like one who is bringing his own hide to market and has nothing to expect but a hiding. Karl Marx hiding owners air Free education for all children in public schools... Combination of education with industrial production Karl Marx free-education children school A spider conducts operations that resemble those of a weaver, and a bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of her cells. But what distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality. Karl Marx cells imagination reality So long as the product is sold, everything is taking its regular course from the standpoint of the capitalist producer. Karl Marx capitalist producers long From each according to their ability, to each according to their need. Karl Marx The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. Karl Marx Philosophy is to the real world as masturbation is to sex. Karl Marx Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Karl Marx It is not the consciousness of men that determines their beeing, but on the contrary, it is their social being that determines their consciousness. Karl Marx History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Karl Marx history-repeats-itself tragedy history
