马克思甚至拥护北美的奴隶制。他的朋友 Proudhon 曾主张解放美国的奴隶,为此,马克思写信与之争辩:
“没了奴隶制,北美这个最进步的国家就会变成一个家长制国家。把北美从世界地图上抹去后,你会得到混乱——现代商业和文明的彻底崩溃。废除奴隶制,美国也会因此从世界地图上消失。”
以上引用自:
上述文字出自马克思的作品《The Poverty of Philosophy - Chapter Two - Part 1》:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/poverty-philosophy/ch02.htm
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/poverty-philosophy/ch02.htm
对应之英文:
Without slavery North America, the most progressive of countries, would be transformed into a patriarchal country. Wipe North America off the map of the world, and you will have anarchy – the complete decay of modern commerce and civilization. Cause slavery to disappear and you will have wiped America off the map of nations.
马克思又写道:“魔鬼已经掌握英国!”