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Statues of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in Berlin. In the 173 years since the publication of “The Communist Manifesto,” governments around the globe have been openly or covertly influenced by Marxist theories. Herbert Knosowski/AP Photo
William Brooks is a Canadian writer who contributes to The Epoch Times from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.