Blood Quote by Karl Marx
“If emancipation of the working classes requires their fraternal conncurrence, how are they to fulfill that great mission with a foreign policy in pursuit of criminal designs, playing upon national prejudices, and squandering in piratical wars the people's blood and treasure? It was not the wisdom of the ruling classes, but the heroic resistance to their criminal folly by the working classes of England, that saved the west of Europe from plunging headlong into an infamous crusade for the propagation of slavery on the other side of the Atlantic.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Political Treatise, 1848, Marx and Engels
The working class must unite against ruling elites whose foreign policies and wars exploit the people, otherwise they risk supporting oppression and slavery abroad.
In simple terms: Workers must unite against elite wars and exploitation.
Key Takeaway
Unite to oppose elite wars and exploitation.
Themes
class struggle
imperialism
solidarity
Mood
defiant
urgent
Type
political
historical
When to use this quote
- Labor organizing
- anti‑war protests
- political education
- policy advocacy
Key Concepts
Marxism
political economy
anti‑imperialism
Questions to Reflect On
- How can workers maintain solidarity amid state propaganda?
- What strategies prevent co‑optation by elites?
A Different Perspective
Elite power can co‑opt movements, making unity difficult.
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