The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.

Die Philosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern.

Karl Marx

Theses on Feurbach

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Topic

Revolution Words vs. actions Political progress Progress

Author

Karl Marx

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Revolutionary Philosopher Economist

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Translated by Friedrich Engels. 1845, no. 10.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Translated by Friedrich Engels. 1998.

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The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.

Karl Marx

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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.

James Madison

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Language
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Time
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Era
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Another quote originally in German

Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Human, All Too Human

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Human, All Too Human
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Language
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Time
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