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cialism is therefore the fruit and aim of the proletarian 

 class struggle. 



Thanks to Marx, the proletarian class struggle 

 took on an entirely different form. Marxism became 

 a weapon in the proletarian hands; in place of vague 

 hopes he gave a positive aim, and in teaching a clear 

 recognition of the social development he gave strength 

 to the proletarian and at the same time he created the 

 foundation for the correct tactics to be pursued. It 

 is from Marxism that the workingmen can prove the 

 transitoriness of capitalism and the necessity and cer- 

 tainty of their victory. At the same time Marxism 

 has done away with the old Utopian views that Social- 

 ism would be brought about by the intelligence and 

 good will of some judicious men; as if Socialism were 

 a demand for justice and morality; as if the object 

 were to establish an infallible and perfect society. 

 Justice and morality change with the productive sys- 

 tem, and every class has different conceptions of 

 them. Socialism can only be gained by the class whose 

 interest lies in Socialism, and it is not a question about 

 a perfect social system, but a change in the methods 

 of production leading to a higher step, i. e., to social 

 production. 



Because the Marxian theory of social development 

 is indispensable to the proletarians in their struggle, 

 they, the proletarians, try to make it a part of their 

 inner self; it dominates their thoughts, their feelings, 

 their entire conception of the world. Because Marx- 

 ism is the theory of social development, in the midst 

 of which w^ stand, therefore Marxism itself stands as 

 the central point of the great men-tal struggles that 

 accompany our economic revolution. 



