Quotation by

Karl Marx

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Karl Marx

Religion

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Karl Marx is saying that religion provides comfort and emotional relief to people who suffer in a harsh and uncaring society. At the same time, he argues that religion acts like a drug that dulls people's awareness of their real problems and keeps them from seeking real change.

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