Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor. – Karl Marx
Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society. – Karl Marx
Colonial system, public debts, heavy taxes, protection, commercial wars, etc., these offshoots of the period of manufacture swell to gigantic proportions during the period of infancy of large-scale industry. The birth of the latter is celebrated by a vast, Hero-like slaughter of the innocents. – Karl Marx