He rather hated the ruling few than loved the suffering many.

Jeremy Bentham

In reference to James Mill, the father of John Stuart Mill.

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Topic

Ruling class Working class Class conflict

Speaker

Jeremy Bentham

Author

Caroline Fox

Source

Journals of Caroline Fox

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1849 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bentham, Jeremy. Quoted in "7 Aug. 1849 entry," Memories of Old Friends, being Extracts from the Journals and Letters of Caroline Fox. Edited by H. N. Pym. J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1882.

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The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Topic
Class conflict Oppression History

Author

Karl Marx
Source
The Communist Manifesto
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Language
German
Time
1848 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. [The Communist Manifesto]. 1848.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto. Translated by Samuel Moore and Friedrich Engels. Penguin Classics, 2002.