There are no circumstances imaginable, not even victory, under which the proletariat should give up its possession of arms.
Karl MarxHistory does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
Karl MarxWithout the presence of class warfare, trade unions would be hard put to justfy their existence.
Karl MarxHistory does nothing, possesses no enormous wealth, fights no battles. It is rather man, the real, living man, who does everything, possesses, fights. It is not History, as if she were a person apart, who uses men as a means to work out her purposes, but history itself is nothing but the activity of men pursuing their purposes.
Karl Marx