What Karl Marx thinks about religion

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German philosopher, economist and revolutionary (1818 to 1883); co-author of The Communist Manifesto and author of Capital.

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1. c. 1848

   Our readingChristian Socialism merely sanctifies the grievances of the aristocracy

   Their wordsChristian Socialism is but the holy water with which the priest consecrates the heart-burnings of the aristocrat.

   ↗Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848; English edition of 1888)gutenberg.org All 36 from this book