Quotation by

Karl Marx

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Karl Marx is saying that landlords want to gain profits from land without having done any work or effort to create its value. He criticizes them for benefiting unfairly from something they did not contribute to growing or improving.

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