many communist principles. Most principles were made for the abolition of private property, but some were created for a separate goal. One principle concerning the abolition of private property is the "centralization of money and credit in the hands of the state through a national band with state capital" (Engels). Another measure was the confiscation of all the property and possessions of immigrants and rebels, because of their inability to side with the majority of the people. One, very prominent principle was the abolishment of private property through various taxation's. This principle stressed that inheritance through collateral lines had terribly adverse effects. Many communist principles were and still are there to support agriculture, since most communists thought the industrial revolution to be profitable only to the capitalists. Another general aim of communism is "free education for all children in public schools" and the abolition of children's factory labor (Engels). Also, communists believed that "centralization of all means of communication and transportation in the hands of the state" was necessary (Engels). Communism is a major aspect of world and American history. The early years of communism seemed promising and rational. Karl Marx was a German philosopher, radical economist, and revolutionary leader (Padover 228). He founded modern socialism and later his basic ideas become known as Marxism. He believed that Marxism "formed the foundation of socialist and communist movements throughout the world" (Padover 228). No one picked up on Marxists ideas until a long time after he brought them into public view. "By the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, socialist parties everywhere had by and large accepted a considerable measure of Marxism" (Padover 228). Although he was a brilliant man and fought for a rational and understandable cause, Marx spent most of his life in exile because some of ...
