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It has long been argued which social structure and government is right for a

society. The philosopher Karl Marx argues that Communism is the best choice for

government for a society while philosopher John Stuart Mill argues that the best choice

for government is democracy. They both make strong arguments for their choices of

government, but they both share a common theme and that is that their form of

government is designed to help the people of the society. Marx views Communism

as a form of equality for all the people of a society, everyone makes sacrifices in order to

achieve the greater good. Mill views Democracy as a form of government in which the

people run the society and their needs are met because they are the ones making the

decisions. The two philosophers differ on the issue of which government is better for a

society because they are at opposite ends of where the power lies in the government. In

Marx's Communism he shows that......

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