1837, as quoted in Karl Marx: His Life and Thought by David McLellan, p. 22. See also M. Rubel, "Les Cahiers d'études de Karl Marx (1840-1853)", International Review of Social History (1957)
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With disdain I will throw my gauntlet
full in the face of the world,
And see the collapse of this pygmy giant
Whose fall will not stifle my ardour.
Then I will wander godlike and victorious
Through the ruins of the world.
And, giving my words an active force,
I will feel equal to the Creator.
— Karl Marx
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "With disdain I will throw my gauntlet
full in the face of the world,
And see the collapse of this pygmy giant
Whose fall will not stifle my ardour.
Then I will wander godlike and victorious
Through the ruins of the world.
And, giving my words an active force,
I will feel equal to the Creator." in the context of "1837, as quoted in Karl Marx: His Life and Thought by David McLellan, p. 22. See also M. Rubel, "Les Cahiers d'études de Karl Marx (1840-1853)", International Review of Social History (1957)" 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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