... 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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