| Essay Archive - Communism: Overview
Communism: Overview         Communism is the belief that everyone in a society should be equal and
share their wealth. It is an outgrowth of socialism and Anabaptism (Laski 45).
It became a firmly rooted term after the Russian Revolution of 1917.  According
to the words of Karl Marx, "From each according to his ability, to each
according to his needs" (monkeywrench@iww.org). These theories were spread by
Karl Marx.  He believed that what a person made of himself reflected his effort
(McLellan 1).  He also believed that communism, or the state of equality was
ones "final stage in lif....
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