Friedrich Engels (1820–1895) German social scientist, author, political theorist, and philosopher
Letter to Philipp Van Patten http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/letters/83_04_18.htm (18 April 1883)
“The anarchists put the thing upside down. They declare that the proletarian revolution must begin by doing away with the.”
Letter to Philipp Van Patten http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/letters/83_04_18.htm (18 April 1883)
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