"The materialist doctrine that men are products..." - Quote by Karl Marx

“Very well then; emancipation from usury and money, that is, from practical, real Judaism, would constitute the emancipation of our time.”

“The existence of the state is inseparable from the existence of slavery.”

“If production be capitalistic in form, so, too, will be reproduction.”

“It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence . To help others takes courage and inner strength.”

“The whole work of man really seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano key.”

“Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a 'must' and 'want'.”

“The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.”

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”

“Once the inner connection is grasped, all theoretical belief in the permanent necessity of existing conditions collapses before their collapse in practice -- Letter to Ludwig Kugelmann (July 11, 1868)”