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In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.

In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.

Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial

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Karl Marx
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Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1818 to 1883; Wikidata Q9061, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9061 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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