The great problem of legislation is, so to organize the civil government of a community... That in the operation of human institutions upon social action, self-love and social may be made the same.

John Quincy Adams

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Topic

Purpose of government

Author

John Quincy Adams

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Adams, John Quincy. "Society and Civilization." The American Review, July 1845.

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In proportion as the antagonism between classes within the nation vanishes, the hostility of one nation to another will come to an end.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Topic
Class conflict End of war Political theory

Author

Karl Marx
Source
The Communist Manifesto
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
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Time
1848 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. London, 1848, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto, translated by Samuel Moore and edited by Gareth Stedman Jones. Penguin Classics, 2015, pt. 2.