Who said “Capital is dead labor, that vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor, and lives…”?

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Karl Marx. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDas Kapital (Buch I) (1867)

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“Capital is dead labor, that vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.”
VerifiedDas Kapital (Buch I) (1867) · evidenceCapitalism

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Marx, K. (n.d.). Capital is dead labor, that vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4556-capital-is-dead-labor-that-vampire-like-only/

MLA

Marx, Karl. “Capital is dead labor, that vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4556-capital-is-dead-labor-that-vampire-like-only/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Marx, Karl. “Capital is dead labor, that vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4556-capital-is-dead-labor-that-vampire-like-only/.