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Altogether collisions between the classes of the old society

further, in many ways, the course of development of the

proletariat. The bourgeoisie finds itself involved in a constant

battle. At first with the aristocracy; later on, with those

portions of the bourgeoisie itself, whose interests have become

antagonistic to the progress of industry; at all times, with the

bourgeoisie of foreign countries. In all these battles it sees

itself compelled to appeal to the proletariat, to ask for its

help, and thus, to drag it into the political arena. The

bourgeoisie itself, therefore, supplies the proletariat with its

own instruments of political and general education, in other

words, it furnishes the proletariat with weapons for fighting the

bourgeoisie.