A letter from Friedrich Engels

Well, here you go:


Friedrich Engels
September 12th, 1853



Dear Karl,
How are you these days? I do hope you are doing well. Are any of the other three babes born yet?
I am very happy that the Communist Manefesto is liked by the people and some people have actually begun to understand and accept our theory..
By the way, I have heard about a gentleman in America, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who is a very successful businessman. I am worried that success stories like his will help the cause of capitalists and may aversely effect the spread of communism. If he becomes successful enough people will begin to forget our theories about communism and try to follow in his footsteps instead. I also heard that he is a philanthropist and has been donating to charitable causes since his first pay check! Such successes in the capitalist world will make it quite a bit harder for our cause to gain support. Do you know anything else about him? Along with that I would like to know how you think we should handle this situation. I do not know what will happen to our theory if he takes over communism with those success in the market world, but I am sure that the effect will not be positive. We can not let that happen!
All the things we have worked on, like Communism, need to be kept for their beneficial components. Our dream of Communism, the economic system where everyone has equal rights and everyone will get what they need, will crumble and it will surely affect the outcome of the world. Communism, a economic system that states that everyone will get what they need, that states that there is no difference in social status and everyone is equal; this idea will be overuled, overlooked and eventually tossed away like one would throw a broken record player away. Like the record player, Communism will be thought of as useless. You, out af all people, understand this better and I need reassurance from you more than ever at this time. I do hope you have a plan to counter his influence and minimize the damage.
I will see you soon and I hope to also see your newborn(s). In the mean time, waiting to hear from you and for your reassurance.

Your good friend,
Friedrich

P.S.
I sent you some extra money with this letter. I hope it comes to use.


Mr. Karl Marx
Ben ApartmentsDean Street, Soho quarter, London