... , the people have the right to overthrow it. The Communist Manifesto on the other hand tries to explain the goals of Communism. It takes us through the class struggles of the bourgeoisie and proletariats. The bourgeoisie are the middle class citizens that are at the top of the social ladder. They control property and money which gives them the power in other situations such as politics. The proletariats are the laborers that work for the bourgeoisie. The Communist goal ... is to promote the proletariat revolution over the ... ...

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... 1940's failed, accept for those such as the Mormons who were deeply motivated by religion rather than the concept itself. Marx and Engels insisted that no perfect world of such peace and harmony could ever be possible. Marx claimed to have discovered "scientific socialism", as outlined in his pamphlet called The Communist Manifesto, the laws of economics and history were supposedly fixed ... on those of Newtonian physics. History, according to Marxism, had always been defined by class struggle. After the defeat of monarchs and aristocrats, this same power was bestowed upon the bourgeoisi...

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