Karl Marx | Death | Theory | Birthday | 9 Best Quotes
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Who is Karl Marx

Karl Marx, full name Karl Heinrich Marx, was a revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and economist who lived from May 5, 1818, in Trier, Rhine region, Prussia [Germany], to March 14, 1883, in London, England. He co-authored Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (1848), often known as The Communist Manifesto, the most famous book in the history of the socialist movement, with Friedrich Engels. He was also the author of Das Kapital, the movement’s most important book. Marxism is the body of thought and ideology that is based on these and other texts by Marx and Engels.

Death

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Karl Marx suffered from a catarrh after the death of his wife Jenny in December 1881, which kept him sick for the next 15 months of his life. It finally led to the bronchitis and pleurisy. He took his last breath on March 14, 1883, in London, when he was 64 years old and a stateless person. On March 17, 1883, his body was buried in Highgate Cemetery (East), London, in an area reserved for agnostics and atheists by his family and friends.

Theory

According to Marxism theory, the state functions as a tool for the wealthy and middle classes, who seek to suppress the working class and the general population for their own personal gain. Karl Marx, a supporter of Marxist theory, felt that the capitalist class held the majority of political power in society. Credits and taxes are also extremely important to the modern state. Credits and taxes are also borne primarily by the bourgeoisie.

Birthday

Karl Marx was born on May 5th, 1818.

Top 9 Quotes of Karl Marx

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Here are the Best 9 motivational quotes by karl marx;

  1. Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.
  2. Religion is the opium of the masses.
  3. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
  4. The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.
  5. The history of all previous societies have been the history of class struggles.
  6. Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please.
  7. Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains.
  8. Religion is the opium of the masses.
  9. The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living.