In Paris, Marx became acquainted with the Communistic views of French workmen. ... He later wrote an article entitled "Toward the Critique of the Hegelian Philosophy of Right" from which comes the famous quote that religion is the "opium of the people." ... From December of 1847 to January of 1848, Engels and Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto, a document outlining 10 immediate measures towards Communism, "ranging from a progressive income tax and the abolition of inheritances to free education for all children." ... There, he rejoined the Communist League and became more bold in his revol...

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The struggle to lead China has caused the country to undergo mass socio-economic changes on more than one occasion, from the fall of imperialism in 1911 to the rise of the Nationalists and Communists. ... At the foreground of this struggle during the twentieth century, was revolutionary Mao Tse-Tung who, from the 1920's to the 1970's sought to transform China. ... This manifesto brought forth that a revolution in Russia in 1917 had "overthrown the aristocrats and driven out the rich," and Mao pointed out that it was possible for the same thing to happen in China: "The...

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Anti-communist historian Richard Pipesi highlights the success in the Bolsheviks using terror 1918 to preserve a totalitarian dictatorship Bolsheviks ' were successful in using terror to preserve power during their time in power, simply because apart from terror they only had popular support'. This quote shows the way in which terror alone can preserve autocracy. ... The establishment of the October manifesto under Tsar Nicholas II was an attempt to re-establish support from the masses. ... Historian Stephen Tongev quotes Lenin instituted a very brutal totalitarian regime. ... The...

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