Attributed by Karl Marx in Comments on the North American Events, Die Presse (12 October 1862)
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Comedy is in act superior to tragedy and humourous reasoning superior to grandiloquent reasoning.
— Friedrich Engels
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About Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels (November 28, 1820 – August 5, 1895) was a 19th-century German philosopher, social scientist, and journalist. He created Marxist theory together with Karl Marx. In 1845, he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in Manchester.
About Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels (November 28, 1820 – August 5, 1895) was a 19th-century German philosopher, social scientist, and journalist. He created Marxist theory together with Karl Marx. In 1845, he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in Manchester.
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