The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

1848 • 51 pages

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One of the most influential political tracts ever published this short book succinctly explains the aims and purpose of the Communist League of the 19th century, giving the author’s theories of the class struggle which they assumed would inevitably lead to world wide communism.

Full text available at Project Gutenberg too:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/61/61.txt

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we have nothing to lose except our chains

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sounds good, doesn't seem to work

May 16, 2024

Some good ideas, but way over the top. Proven over time to fail in the end.

January 17, 2023

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