Paradise is a dream invented by rogues, who wish to conceal their crimes from their victims.
When the laborer perceives that the other world, which people are forever telling him about, is a mirage, he will knock at the doors of the rich thieves, gun in hand, demanding his share in the good things of life, and this without delay.
Religion, authority, state, — all these idols were carved out of the same block of wood. We will shatter them all.

The fiery words of an early socialist