Appearance Quote by Louis O. Kelso

Marx's own illusion was to think that the working class movement, which he devoted his life to creating and strengthening, would both be socially…

— Allen W. Wood

The merit of Marx is that he suddenly produces a qualitative change in the history of social thought. He interprets history, understands its dynamic,…

— Che Guevara

We totally misunderstand both his aims and his contribution if we try to read into Marx some anticipation of either the modest successes or…

— Allen W. Wood

Marx profoundly affected those who did not accept his system. His influence extended to those who least supposed they were subject to it.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

And Marx spoke of the fact that socialism will be the kingdom of freedom, where man realizes himself in a way that humankind has…

— Albert Maltz

His [Marx's] most explosive and indeed most original contribution to the cause of revolution was that he interpreted the compelling needs of mass poverty…

— Hannah Arendt

As far as Marx's analysis of capitalism, there's a lot of very useful ideas in it, but he's developing an abstract model of 19th…

— Noam Chomsky

It has taken me a long time to realize where I most disagree with Marx. His assessment of capitalism is far too favorable. He…

— Allen W. Wood

Karl Marx was in favor of socialist and communist-socialist revolutions, but he had a pretty nuanced view about it.

— Noam Chomsky

Marx is thought of as an implacable foe of capitalism. But go back and read the first section of the Communist Manifesto. Notice how…

— Allen W. Wood

Most of Marx's predictions have failed to materialize, and his labor theory of value and other ideas have been proven wrong. Marx failed to…

— Mark Skousen

Karl Marx left it to others to find the way beyond capitalism to a higher form of society. He saw his role as giving…

— Allen W. Wood