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Categories: Political catch phrases, Marxism, Articles with short description, Criticism of religion, 1844 in religion

opium of the people das Opium des Volkes heart of a heartless world Heart of the heartless world opiate of the masses

The opium of the people or opium of the masses is a dictum used in reference to religion, derived from a frequently paraphrased partial statement of German revolutionary and critic of political economy Karl Marx: "Religion is the opium of the people." Wikipedia

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Karl Marx's description of religion: “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” Wikidata

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Critique of Hegel's 'Philosophy of Right'

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Marx

MAIN SUBJECT

religion

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das Opium des Volkes