"But not only has the bourgeoisie forged the weapons that bring death to itself; it has also called into existence the men who are to wield those weapons — the modern working class — the proletarians. In proportion as the bourgeoisie, i.e., capital, is developed, in the same proportion is the proletariat, the modern working class, developed — a class of labourers, who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labour increases capital. These labourers, who must sell themselves piecemeal, are a commodity, like every other article of commerce, and are consequently exposed to all the vicissitudes of competition, to all the fluctuations of the market."
Marx, Karl. Communist Manifesto. 1849. 1-2. Print.
Although this was written in 1849, it is still very true in today's Capitalistic society. The bourgeoisie, have created the the working class, or the proletarians. The very people which capitalism has created will indeed destroy it. This quote, also defines what capitalism is doing to the lower class. When Marx states, "These labourers, who must sell themselves piecemeal, are a commodity..." He means that the labors, just barely get by with the price they are paid, are easy to come by and exploited. The working class is not given the proper medical care, so they do not live long enough to find work, and on the rare occasion they do, they are only employed if the businesses is making profits out off them.
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