Unit 13
social change, and an atheist view of human liberation. According to Marx, capital is born dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.
1. It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.
— Karl Marx
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Paraphrase: It is definitely impossible to pass beyond the limits of the laws set by nature. The laws just show themselves in different ways in different historical period of time.
2. Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
— Karl Marx
Paraphrase: The social position of the female sex reflects the degree of social progress.
3. From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.
— Friedrich Engels
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Paraphrase: From the first day when there was civilization to now, civilization moved on driven by pure greed for wealth.
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