Quotation by
Karl Marx
We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather that one man during an hour is worth just as much as another man during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing: he is at the most time's carcass.
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Understanding this quote AI Analysis
Karl Marx is emphasizing that the value lies in the time itself, not in the individual using it, meaning each hour of work is equally valuable regardless of who performs it. He suggests that people are merely the carriers or "carcass" of time, implying that human worth is secondary to the importance of time as a resource.
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