Question

What did early socialists believe?

Answer 1

Early socialist believed in a classless, stateless, moneyless, democratic society.

Explanation:

Early thinkers like Engels and Marx strived for a equal society. Man should be able to live happily and freely without the oppression of capitalism. A socialist society would be governed by a direct democracy, not the democracy we see today but a true democracy were we are represented by elected officials but rather the people make the decisions. There would no longer be the a class hierarchy, everyone would be equal in the strive to progress humanity. People wouldn't need to work all the time and be able to live. People would have access to a education, healthcare, etc. The world's resources would evenly distributed.

No oppression, no private property, no capitalism, no class, no money, and no state.