Thus, the abolition of the state brings about the elimination of classes and therefore, without classes, no class can be suppressed by another. ... 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. ... As for his analysis of the state, Lenin also derives his basic concept of the nature of the state from Marx's Communist Manifesto. ... In order to end suppression of the classes, classes themselves must be eliminated. ... Without class di...

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Marx's theory predicts that the contradictions and weaknesses will cause economic crisis and deepening poverty of the working class. However, Marx's Communist Manifesto will eliminate all the problems that are the cause of the downfall of social classes. ... The elimination of social classes is derived from his experience of poverty. ... And no class should be allowed to have control over these things. ... Karl Marx believed that the exploitation of the working class must come to an end. ...

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Plato's utopia consists of three distinct, non-hereditary class systems (Hacker 32). ... Aristotle disagrees with the idea of one class holding discontinuing political power (Hacker 85). The failure to allow circulation between classes excludes those men who may be ambitious, and wise, but are not in the right class of society to hold any type of political power (Hacker 85). Aristotle looks upon this ruling class system as an ill-conceived political structure (Hacker 86). ... The theory of Democracy that Aristotle derived states that democracy is a "perversion" form of gover...

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The basic of the theory created by Marx and Engels and described mostly in the Communist Manifesto is the class struggle: people who own means of production are in the position to exploit those who do not. ... In Marx's view the dominant classes have had the capacity to exploit the members of the subordinate classes and this has been the main cause of social conflict. Marx believed that the class struggle has been the dominant form of conflict in human history. ... In the end, as the workers were impoverished (when capitalists drove down wages) and the number of capitalists dwindled (as ...

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