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Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict and a dialectical perspective to view social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. As Marxism has developed over time into various branches and schools of thought, no single, definitive Marxist theory exists. Marxism has had a profound impact in shaping the modern world, with various left-wing and far-left political movements taking inspiration from it in varying local contexts.
“Marx and Engels themselves can never be taken simply at their word: the errors of their writings on the past should not be evaded or ignored, but identified and criticized. To do so is not to depart from historical materialism, but to rejoin it. (...) To take 'liberties' with the signature of Marx is in this sense merely to enter into the freedom of Marxism.”
“Encompassing a broad spectrum of economic and historical views, Marxist politics seek to apply the theories of Karl Marx to political practice. Class struggle and the need of transition to a society based on common ownership of the means of production characterize these ideologies.”
“Marxism and nationalism coexisted peacefully in the German countries and it was perhaps only a question of time and circumstances when these two ideologies with their fervent admiration for State and Society would merge into one, and National Socialism would arise as a bastard child of Marx and Wagner-Treitschke.”
“Marxism comprises many principles, but in the final analysis they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to rebel.”
“Marxism, as the formal framework of all contemporary philosophical thought, cannot be superseded.”
“While attempts at marrying Marxism with Confucianism date back to the early 20th century, at the core of "Xi Jinping's thought on culture" lies what he calls the "second combination" between Marx and Confucius, presented as much deeper and more persuasive than the first.”
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