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Quote by Karl Marx
It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if i

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving – as if it were an individual person – its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends. – Karl Marx

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Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed. – Karl Marx

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The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. – Karl Marx

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