Karl Marx, Marx-Engels Reader (1978), p. 50
• Original German: "Das Geld ist das dem Menschen entfremdete Wesen seiner Arbeit und seines Daseins, und dies fremde Wesen beherrscht ihn, und er betet es an" in 'II. Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden und Christen, frei zu werden.' in "Zur Judenfrage" (written 1843)
• Original German: "Das Geld ist das dem Menschen entfremdete Wesen seiner Arbeit und seines Daseins, und dies fremde Wesen beherrscht ihn, und er betet es an" in 'II. Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden und Christen, frei zu werden.' in "Zur Judenfrage" (written 1843)
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Money is the alienated essence of man’s work and existence, this essence dominates him and he worships it.
— Karl Marx on Alienation
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• Original German: "Das Geld ist das dem Menschen entfremdete Wesen seiner Arbeit und seines Daseins, und dies fremde Wesen beherrscht ihn, und er betet es an" in 'II. Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden und Christen, frei zu werden.' in "Zur Judenfrage" (written 1843)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German political philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for labor theory of value, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published many works during his lifetime, including The Communist Manifesto (1848) and the first volume of Das Kapital (1867), the two later volumes being completed by his collaborator Friedrich Engels.
About Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German political philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for labor theory of value, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published many works during his lifetime, including The Communist Manifesto (1848) and the first volume of Das Kapital (1867), the two later volumes being completed by his collaborator Friedrich Engels.
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