All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided.

Labor in the white skin can never free itself as long as labor in the black skin is branded.

A nation that enslaves another forges its own chains.

The burgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all nations into civilization.

Christ represents originally: 1) men before God; 2) God for men; 3) men to man. Similarly, money represents originally, in accordance with the idea of money: 1) private property for private property; 2) society for private property; 3) private property for society. But Christ is alienated God and alienated man. God has value only insofar as he represents Christ, and man has value only insofar as he represents Christ. It is the same with money.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Be aware that the reward for labour, and quantity of labour, are quite disparate things.