The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Topic

Property rights Communism Political theory Politics

Author

Karl Marx

Source

The Communist Manifesto

Medium

Pamphlet

Genre

Political literature Economic literature

Language

German

Time

1848 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Revolutionary Philosopher Economist

From

Germany Europe

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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.

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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs!

Karl Marx

Read Critique of the Gotha Programme at marxists.org
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Topic
Redistribution of wealth Socialism Communism Political theory Politics

Author

Karl Marx
Source
Critique of the Gotha Programme
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
German
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Kritik des Gothaer Programms [Critique of the Gotha Programme]. 1891, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. Critique of the Gotha Program. Translated by Kevin B. Anderson. PM P, 2022, pt. 1.

Another quote from the 1840s

All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Topic
Appearance vs. reality Dreams

Author

Edgar Allan Poe
Source
A Dream within a Dream The Flag of Our Union
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." The Flag of Our Union, 31 March 1849, I. 10.

Current Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." Edgar Allen Poe: Poetry and Tales, edited by Patrick Quinn. Library of America, 1984, l. 10.

Another quote about Political theory

Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.

John Adams

Letter to Roger Sherman

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Topic
Constitutional theory Political theory

Author

John Adams
Source
Letter to Roger Sherman Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Adams, John. "Letter to Roger Sherman." 17 July 1789.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Correspondence with Roger Sherman and John Taylor." The Portable John Adams. Penguin Classics, 2004.

Another quote originally in German

Once we have power, we shall never again give it up, unless we are carried out as corpses from our offices.

Paul Joseph Goebbels

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Topic
Nazi Germany

Author

Paul Joseph Goebbels
Medium
Personal journal
Language
German
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Goebbels, Joseph. Diary entry. 6 Aug. 1932.