The proletarians of the world have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!
Marx, Engels: The Communist Manifesto
German translation:
Die Proletarier dieser Welt haben nichts zu verlieren als ihre Ketten. Sie haben eine Welt zu gewinnen. Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch! Verwandte Phrasen
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by the same token
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The storm has me very worried.
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the Dutch act
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Is the table made of wood?
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at the back of beyond
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The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing
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The bad Popes loved Beauty, almost as passionately, nay, with as much passion as the good Popes hated Thought.
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to be on the hustings