All religion, however, is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those external forces which control their daily life.

Nun ist alle Religion nichts andres als die phantastische Widerspiegelung, in den Köpfen der Menschen, derjenigen äußern Mächte, die ihr alltägliches Dasein beherrschen.

Friedrich Engels

Anti-Duhring

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Topic

Religion

Author

Friedrich Engels

Source

Anti-Duhring

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1878 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Engels, Frederick. "Herrn Eugen Dührings Umwälzung der Wissenschaft [Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science]." Vorwärts, 1878.

Current Citation

Engels, Frederick. "Anti-During." Karl Marx, Frederick Engels: Collected Works. Vol. 25, Int Pub Co Inc, 1987, pt. 3, ch. 5.

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Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world…it is the opium of the people.

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Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right

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Karl Marx
Source
Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Genre
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Language
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Time
1883 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Zur Kritik der Hegelschen Rechtspilosophie [On the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Law]. Frankfurt, 1927.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. A Critique of Hegel's "Philosophy of Right". Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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

Karl Marx

Theses on Feurbach

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Karl Marx
Source
Theses on Feurbach
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1845 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Friedrich Engels, c. 1888.

Current Citation

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