Masters of deceit : $b The story of Communism in America and how to fight itHoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
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Masters of deceit : $b The story of Communism in America and how to fight it
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
Communism -- United States
Engels, like Marx, was a voluminous writer. Some of his better-known
works are _The Peasant War in Germany_ (1850), _Germany: Revolution
and Counter-Revolution_ (1851-52), _The Housing Question_ (1872), and
_Anti-Dühring_ (1877-78). The latter work was written in reply to Eugen
Dühring, a German professor who had published what, in Engels’ opinion,
were erroneous ideas concerning materialism and socialism. Engels not
only attacks Dühring’s views but goes on to sketch the communist world
outlook, discussing dialectical and historical materialism, philosophy,
and political economy.
In _The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State_ (1884),
Engels endeavors to show the relationship of the family, modes of
production, and society. One of Engels’ latest writings on materialism is
_Ludwig Feuerbach and the Outcome of Classical German Philosophy_ (1886).
His _Dialectics of Nature_, published posthumously in 1927, is an attempt
to discuss science from a Marxist viewpoint.
JOINT AUTHORSHIP OF MARX AND ENGELS:
As is well known, Marx and Engels often cooperated in writing, and
sometimes it is difficult to determine exactly who wrote what. The
best-known product of their collaboration, of course, is the _Communist
Manifesto_. Engels, for example, wrote articles under Marx’s name for
the latter to send to the New York _Tribune_. On the other hand, Engels,
speaking of _Anti-Dühring_, said he read the whole manuscript to Marx and
that Marx himself contributed a chapter.
VLADIMIR I. LENIN:
From roughly 1900 to his death, Lenin poured out pamphlet after pamphlet
justifying violent revolution and giving instructions to his followers.
In _What Is To Be Done?_ (1902), Lenin outlines the principles which
should determine the formation of a Leninist-type Party. This was during
the period of debate among Russian communists on the type of Party
organization, with Lenin favoring a restricted, disciplined membership.
In 1904, in _One Step Forward, Two Steps Back_, Lenin continues his
demand for a disciplined Party. In this pamphlet he attacks his
opponents, the Mensheviks. This attack was continued in _Two Tactics of
Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution_ (1905). _Materialism and
Empirio-Criticism_ (1909), a philosophical treatise, represents one of
Lenin’s major works.
In the years that followed, Lenin continued studying and writing. In
1917 _Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism_ appeared, in which
Lenin develops the thesis that imperialism is the final state of monopoly
capitalism. He characterized World War I as imperialistic on both sides.
This work was destined to leave a lasting imprint on communist thinking.
The term “imperialistic” is today one of the communists’ favorite terms
of attack against the free world.
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