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World Service,21 Aug 2004,26 mins

Where Did Karl Marx Get His Inspiration?

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Can you imagine a society not divided along socio-economic lines? Author Jonathan Ray goes to Paris to examine what and who inspired Karl Marx. Ray looks at at philosopher Arnold Ruger and Marx's early life. Image: Karl Marx, Credit: Henry Guttmann/Getty Images

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