Although Marx and Jefferson lived in very different time periods and locations, they shared some commonalities in the way that both of them affected their respective countries.
Both thinkers were concerned with the rights of the common people. Jefferson believed that Americans were oppressed by the British government and the king, while Marx believed Russian workers were oppresed by the Tzar and the Russian aristocracy. They were both interested in establishing a system that was fairer and relied more on equality. Moreover, they both believed that the way in which change could be achieved was through war and political philosophy. Finally, both authors were complex, educated intellectuals who developed influential political theories.
