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> [The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-kautsky/the-capitalist-class-rules-but-does-not-govern-it-contents-itself/)

Karl Kautsky

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## More by Karl Kautsky

> [The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-kautsky/the-capitalist-class-rules-but-does-not-govern-it-contents-itself/)

Karl Kautsky

> [Socialism without democracy is unthinkable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-kautsky/socialism-without-democracy-is-unthinkable/)

Karl Kautsky

> [The war brought things to a head, exposing the utter falsity and rottenness of Kautskyism from its very first day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-kautsky/the-war-brought-things-to-a-head-exposing-the-utter-falsity-and/)

Karl Kautsky

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