There is one great fact, characteristic of this our nineteenth century, a fact which no party dares deny. On the one hand, there have started into life industrial and scientific forces which no epoch of former human history had ever suspected. On the other hand, there exist symptoms of decay, far surpassing the horrors recorded of the latter times of the Roman empire. In our days everything seems pregnant with its contrary.
Karl MarxIs it a misfortune that magnificent California was seized from the lazy Mexicans who did not know what to do with it.
Karl MarxThe English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour.
Karl Marx