Karl Marx. (№ 277488)

In the icy water of egotistical calculation bourgeoisie has drowned the awe of religious ecstasy, chivalrous enthusiasm, of Philistine sentimentality. It has resolved personal human dignity into exchange value, and put in place countless granted and acquired freedoms one unconscionable freedom -- free trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted the operation of an open, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation.