Karl Marx: The directing motive, the end and aim of capitalist production, is to extract the greatest possible amount of surplus va

The directing motive, the end and aim of capitalist production, is to extract th — Karl Marx

The directing motive, the end and aim of capitalist production, is to extract the greatest possible amount of surplus value , and consequently to exploit labor-power to the greatest possible extent.

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