The more a ruling class is able to assimilate the most prominent men of a ruled class, the more solid and dangerous its rule.
When the labourer co-operates systematically with others, he strips off the fetters of his individuality, and develops the capabilities of his species.
The alienation of man thus appeared as the fundamental evil of capitalist society.
Men make their own history but not in circumstances of their own choosing.
A nation that enslaves another forges its own chains.
Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.