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Friedrich Engels Quotes

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

Friedrich Engels

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: german
Birth: November 28, 1820 - August 5, 1895

Topics

Nothing Class Monarchy Republic Than

I was sick and tired of reading other people's epigraphs. They all seemed to be in ancient Greek, middle French or, when they were translated, they never seemed to relate to the book at hand. Basically, they seemed to be there just to baffle you and to impress you with how smart the writer is.

Smart Tired People Book Reading You

I support firefighters.

Support Firefighters

Because of work, I travel a lot, and because of that, I can experience different cultures and see and talk to a lot of different people, so I get inspired by that a lot.

Work Experience Travel People I Can

Zombies let us explore notions of the apocalypse - no water, food, medical care, the government imploding - while letting us sleep at night.

Water Food Medical Sleep Government

Maybe some people are attracted to the alt-right that are homophobes, right? But that's just like, there are certain elements of the progressive left and the hard left that attract certain element.

People Some People Hard Right Left

After the abrupt death of my mother, Jane, on Sept. 5, 1991, of a disease called amyloidosis, my dad took up golf at 57. He and my mother had always played tennis - a couples' game of mixed doubles and tennis bracelets and Love-Love. But in mourning, Dad turned Job-like to golf, a game of frustration and golf widows and solitary hours on the range.

Mother Death Game Frustration Golf

Very often in Chekhov, where he exhibits a little bit of human behavior that you recognize as true, you give a little laugh. It's like a reflex.

Behavior Laugh You True Human Give

You don't have to go to the kings and queens of the earth - I think the Greeks and Elizabethans did this because it was a logical concept - but every human being is in enormous conflict about something, even if it's how to get to work in the morning and all of that.

Lorraine Hansberry

Work Morning Conflict Think You Go

I am constantly disappointing people up in Scotland by not being Scottish!

Jonny Lee Miller

I Am People Up Being Scotland Am

You know, the reward for 'Captain America' is amazing. It's always fun to see a giant spectacle film and see the fun stuff - the special effects.

Fun Amazing America You Reward Know

Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear.

Yourself People Giving You Unique

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Women Freedom Sacrifice America

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