... part in the democracies of the pre-Christian era. The democracies of the city-states of classical Greece and of Rome during the early years of the Republic were unlike the democracies of today. They were direct democracies, in which all citizens could speak and vote in assemblies that resembled New England town meetings. Representative government was unknown ... Beginning with the first popular rebellion against monarchy in England (1642), which was brought to a climax by the execution of King Charles I, political and revolutionary action against autocratic European governments resulted i...

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The transformation of European societies occurred as the population shifted from rural communities to urban centers due to industrialization. This dramatic adjustment in people's lives, which took place due to living in cities, caused ... survived for centuries without the consent of the people they ruled over. Treitschke listed the functions of the state which included administering the laws, organizing the army, and making war. Unlike Marx and Bernstein, who do not talk about war, Treitschke views war as essential because all the current states were created through war and that "the protec...

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... and particularly, slaves. One of the greatest city-states was Athens. As a rule you couldn't vote in Athens unless you were a native born citizen. The Roman democracy, which was not unlike Greek democracy, granted voting rights to non-native male citizens. This shows one of the progressions of democracy through time. The Roman Stoic philosophy, which defined the human race as ... a strong movement for religious rights (Editors of Scholastic Magazine, 143). In 1642 a rebellion started in England that resulted in the execution of King Charles I. This birthed rebellion all over the Europea...

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... one of the most revolutionary and widely read documents in the world. Within the document, Marx (who is primarily credited for the manifesto) provides a thorough critique of the conflict of European's social classes and advocates socialism. The Communist Manifesto was created in response to a need to publish the Communist league's views and abolish rumors spread by ruling opposition parties. The following ... elaborates the social changes communists hope to effect on behalf of the proletariat. Marx notes firstly that the interests of communists do not differ from the interests of the pr...

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... and managed by the government, but individuals own and operate many private businesses. A capitalist system gives every individual the right to work for, and earn as much as they want, unlike communism where (in aspirations of full employment and income equality) individual effort is not rewarded. (Why work so hard to be a great doctor when I can do almost nothing and get ... goals and higher standards. Still, capitalism is the only economic system that allows each individual to own, choose, compete, and earn a living. Communism has all but died out, and many European countries are soci...

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