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Karl Marx vs. Old Major
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Karl Marx and Old Major
Similarities
- Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto and Old Major's speech.
- Marxism and Animalism.
- Both disagreed with the present authority.
- Karl Marx and Old Major both believed in a revolution.
- Karl Marx and Old Major both taught communism.
- Both taught equality.
- Karl Marx and Old Major both died before their ideas were put into action.
- Both Karl Marx's and Old Major's original ideas were discarded after the revolution.
- The Internationale and Beasts of England were replaced.
Old Major
- Old & wise.
- Highly respected among the animals.
- Taught that man serves no interest except himself.
- "All men are enemies; all animals are comrades."
- His solution: If the animals overthrow Mr. Jones and take control of the farm, the animals can live in equality.
- Taught the animals Beasts of England.
- Father of Animalism.
- Died before the revolution occurred.
Comparison Quotes
Karl Marx
- Revolutionary thinker and philosopher.
- His works inspired the foundations for many communist regimes.
- Believed society progressed through class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the proletariats.
- Believed capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to self-destruction.
- Wanted a socialist Revolution to overthrow capitalism.
- Wrote The Communist Manifesto, Which presents an approach to class struggle and the problems of capitalism. It states that all men are born free.
- Died before he saw his ideas take place.
- Karl Marx- "Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!" Old Major- "Only get rid of man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free... That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!"
- Karl Marx- "They (communists) have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole." Old Major- "And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle."
- Karl Marx- "Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed." Old Major- "Yet he is the lord of all animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself."
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