Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. Vladimir Lenin
Men who are scandalized at the lack of freedom in Russia do not ask themselves how real is liberty among the poor, the weak, and the ignorant in capitalist society. Emily Greene Balch
Governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class. James Connolly
In capitalist society spare time is acquired for one class by converting the whole life-time of the masses into labour-time. Karl Marx
The most compelling confirmation of Marx's theory of history is late capitalist society. There is a sense in which this case is becoming truer as time passes. Terry Eagleton
The function of these unmediated concepts that have been derived from the fetishistic forms of objectivity is to make the phenomena of capitalist society appear as supra-rational historical essences. György Lukács