“Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation.”
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Marx, K. (n.d.). Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34667-mankind-always-sets-itself-only-such-tasks-as/
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Marx, Karl. “Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34667-mankind-always-sets-itself-only-such-tasks-as/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Marx, Karl. “Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34667-mankind-always-sets-itself-only-such-tasks-as/.