Plato designed a utopian Republic, while Karl Marx radically changed the face of the earth by offering up a secular state that is supposed to be sufficient for all. ... The philosophical train of thought that governed Calvin's Geneva saw that it is better not to improve the living conditions if people are only prisoners, but to provide freedom for them. ... In this society, Socrates thought education was the way to freedom. ... He believed that personal property caused disunity, so for the upper two classes (the philosopher-rulers and warriors, not the laborers) there should be common ...

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Early Enlightment philosophy provided the guiding light to the liberalistic evolution of freedom from restriction, to freedom in the sense of opportunity as a socialistic ideology. ... Freedom was of uttermost importance to him, not in the sense of no limitation, but rather that those whom are to be served in the name of the common good instigate these boundaries. ... One newspaper editor wrote in question of the distribution of wealth: "The is a growing number of Beggars and wandering poor in the streets of the city How often have our streets been covered with Thousands of Barrels of Flour...

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Having received inspiration from well-known Communist leader Karl Marx, Brecht refused to adopt Nazi beliefs in Germany in the 1930's when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were in control of the country. ... In this premiere version of the play, Brecht's Marxist views allow him to outline themes of control, the good for all humanity, freedom of experimentation, and unity in regards to science, through the protagonist, Galileo. He portrays the character as a cunning and strong hero that courageously fights for the scientific freedom of discovery in times of social upheaval. ... Brech...

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