"... Yes, then why did I not reply to your letter? Because in the meantime I was teetering on the verge of death. In such a situation it was necessary that every moment in which I could work, I I used to complete my book. I have dedicated this book to my health, happiness and family. I think there is no need to add anything more to this clarification. The so-called "practical" people, the statues of wisdom. The very name makes me laugh. If someone wants to be a bull, then he can certainly take care of his own skin by turning a blind eye to the sufferings of mankind. But, at least, my book - If I had passed away without ever having finished the manuscript, I would have considered myself a truly "impractical" man.
The first volume of the book will be published from Hamburg in a few weeks. It is being published by Otto Messmer. The name of the book is: 'Capital. 'Criticism of Political Economy'."
--Karl Marx
(Excerpt from a letter written to A. Mayer, April 30, 1867)
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