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The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist.
Friedrich Engels
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"The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist."
— Friedrich Engels

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The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist. — Friedrich Engels

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Friedrich Engels was a Philosopher from Kingdom of Prussia (1820–1895).

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This quote is attributed to Friedrich Engels, a Philosopher from Kingdom of Prussia.
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Friedrich Engels lived from 1820 – 1895.