CLASSLESS SOCIETY

in Marxist thought, the ultimate condition of social organization, expected to occur when true communism is achieved. According to Karl Marx, the state represents the dominant class in society, with the primary function of repressing other classes. After the class struggle has resulted in the victory of the proletariat and the establishing of a socialist society, however, there will be no further need for such a repressive institution; theoretically the state then is expected to wither away.