“It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.”

German philosopher and revolutionary socialist

Karl Marx was a German philosopher, journalist, political theorist, and revolutionary socialist of the 19th century. He is known for shaping modern socialist thought and for his analysis of capitalism and class struggle. He developed historical materialism, arguing that social change is driven by material conditions and conflict between classes. He also co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels and spent much of his work on a critique of political economy in Das Kapital. His ideas, later gathered under the name Marxism, became highly influential in politics, scholarship, and revolutionary movements.