According to Marx and Engels, "When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared, and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character. Transcendence, properly so called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another."

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The quote is a mix of Marx and Engels' ideas but inaccurately combines them. The first part correctly reflects their view on the disappearance of class distinctions and the concentration of production, as outlined in "The Communist Manifesto." However, the second sentence, starting with "Transcendence, properly so called," does not accurately represent their views and is not a direct quote from their works. Marx and Engels discussed the state as an instrument of class oppression but did not use the term "transcendence" in this context.

According to Marx and Engels, "When, in the Course of Development