... in working according to their ability and their needs and the observation of the simple rules of social cooperation. To fully understand Lenin's analysis of freedom and state, it is important to realize that the basis of his philosophy derives directly from the works of Marx, especially The Communist Manifesto. According to Marx, freedom is limited to the bourgeoisie, leaving the proletariat exploited ... , the ruling capitalist class. Overall, it is this Marxian view of capitalist exploitation of the proletariat and the elitist concept of freedom under capitalism that Lenin adopts in h...

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