Communist+Manifesto

This text, written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels in 1848, is the basis of modern day socialism. It describes the process by which the proletariat, or working class, will overthrow the middle class bourgeoisie, leading eventually to social and economic equality. According to this document, before communism is established, the government must maintain regulation on all goods and money for a short while through socialism, at least while the proletariat learn how to govern themselves. After this process, the //Manifesto// describes the society in one phrase: "from each according to ability, to each according to need."



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