For all these men, history teaches us how the future should, and in the cases of Machiavelli and Marx, will, happen. For Machiavelli and Burke, the past acted as a blueprint or a manual for the future, while for Marx it represented the clashes of classes throughout history as the present moved close to his utopian dream. For Burke, the record of human history should remain as static as possible, with little deviation from the traditions of the past as humanity moves into its future, and while people are able to change their current state, they should refrain from doing so in Burke’s philosophy. For Machiavelli, the past will continue to repeat itself. For Marx, the past holds the keys for a greater future for the lower class and a future communist utopia, and its march towards that vision is impossible to stop by any opponents of this future
For all these men, history teaches us how the future should, and in the cases of Machiavelli and Marx, will, happen. For Machiavelli and Burke, the past acted as a blueprint or a manual for the future, while for Marx it represented the clashes of classes throughout history as the present moved close to his utopian dream. For Burke, the record of human history should remain as static as possible, with little deviation from the traditions of the past as humanity moves into its future, and while people are able to change their current state, they should refrain from doing so in Burke’s philosophy. For Machiavelli, the past will continue to repeat itself. For Marx, the past holds the keys for a greater future for the lower class and a future communist utopia, and its march towards that vision is impossible to stop by any opponents of this future