did marx really say to each according to need
Part of a series on. 1  more...  From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs (French: De chacun selon ses facultÃ©s, Ã  chacun selon ses besoins; German: Jeder nach seinen FÃ¤higkeiten, jedem nach seinen BedÃ¼rfnissen; Chinese: åå°½æè½ ååæé) is a slogan popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program.