The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto, also known as The Manifesto of the Communist Party, was first published on February 21, 1848, is one of the world's most historically influential political tracts. Commissioned by the Communist League and written by founding Communist theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, it laid out the League's purposes and program. The Manifesto suggested a course of action for a proletarian revolution to overthrow capitalism and, eventually, to bring about a classless society.

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February 21 - 1848 - Political - Communist League - Communist - Karl Marx - Friedrich Engels - Proletarian - Capitalism - Classless

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The introduction begins with a call to arms:

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:A spectre is haunting Europe -- the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies.

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Europe - Pope - Tsar - Metternich - Guizot - French - German

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:Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as communistic by its opponents in power? Where is the opposition that has not hurled back the branding reproach of communism, against the more advanced opposition parties, as well as against its reactionary adversaries?

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The introduction also drew on a sense of historical necessity, in the phrase The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.

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