"The weapon of criticism cannot replace the weapon of criticism" is a famous saying of Marx and Engels. It means that it is not enough to criticize with words, practical actions must be taken. ?

Marx wrote in the "Introduction to "Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right": "Of course, weapons of criticism cannot replace weapons of criticism, and material power can only be destroyed with material power; but once the theory has mastered the masses, , will also become a material force. As long as the theory is thorough, it can convince people. But the so-called thoroughness is to grasp the root of things. ”

The philosophical thought embodied in this famous quote is the relationship between theory and practice. "Critical weapons cannot replace weapon criticism" means that "theory cannot replace practice." The weapon of criticism is the criticism of theory, the Marxist criticism of capitalist theory; the criticism of weapons is the criticism of reality, the criticism of capitalist society by the socialist revolution.

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Marx wrote the manuscript "Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right" from mid-March to the end of September 1843, using a materialist perspective to analyze Hegel's "Philosophy of Right". "Principles of Philosophy" makes a comprehensive analysis of the part that explains the state issue, especially a profound criticism of Hegel's idealist views on the relationship between the state and civil society.

Marx revealed the essence of the German bourgeois state philosophy and legal philosophy in safeguarding Germany’s existing system, pointed out that this philosophy was most systematically expressed in Hegel’s works, and discussed Hegel’s The relationship between the criticism of legal philosophy and the criticism of the real German society puts forward the revolutionary task of "opening fire on the German system".

Elucidated the historical mission of the proletariat, pointed out that the proletariat is the only class that can eliminate any slavery and realize human liberation, and discussed the relationship between the proletariat and philosophy, pointing out that "philosophy regards the proletariat as its own As material weapons, the proletariat also regards philosophy as its spiritual weapon."

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right)