State – related thoughts of Marx: 

Karl Marx accepts a state as a class-oriented institution. The origin of a state is because of class differences. A state has continuously been a source of exploitation. Because of the state’s help, it becomes possible for the exploiting class to exploit the weak and downtrodden. 

State – related thoughts of Marx are as follows:

1. Origin of state: 

Marx accepts a state as a classified institution. According to Marx, there was no clash in people’s interests in the society in primitive communist situation. People used to work in mutual harmony and there was no existence of a state. Private wealth came into being as a result of gradual development of the society and the entire society got divided into two classes-wealthy section and wealth – less section. Marx termed this condition as slavery era, and during this period, a state originated. 

2. Nature of state: 

According to Marx, a state, by its nature, is a class – based institution, and not a moral institution. Its formation was done by exploiting class for their own interests. Law and judicial system was made to promote the interests of the exploiting class. The state’s sovereignty, was, in fact, sovereignty of the exploiting class.

3. Objective of a state: 

According to Marx, the objective of the state is to preserve the interests of those people only who are having right of authority on governance. On account of unequal development of society, powerful class starts enjoying dominance on the state. This powerful class exploited the wealth-less class. State only served to protect the interest of the wealthy class which exploited the poof minority.

With the establishment of socialist society in the future, majority wealth – less lebour class or the exploited class will have authority on the governance of a state and then the purpose of the state will be to protect the interests of labour class. In this way, a state has never been an institution for the welfare of the entire society.

4. State arrangement related to its social condition:

 According to Marx, state system of any period is related to its own social conditions. Physical and economic circumstances found in any social condition emerge with a certain kind, and in this context, there are specific interests of the exploiting class as interests of king, monarch or capitalists.

And while protecting their own interests, the exploiting class decides and manipulates the fundamental principle of constitution, arrangement of rights in the system of administration, law and judiciary system, etc.

5. Emergence of stateless and classless society: 

According to Marx, the state is not a permanent institution. Its existence is because of class-struggle. After the dominance of wealth – less labour class upon governance, the existence of a state will no longer be there because there will be no opposing class in this condition.

With the establishment of classless society, the state will end. It will be the communist state of the society. Everybody will be getting goods as per their requirements, and every individual will do work as per his ability. Such society will not discriminate on the basis of religion, caste, color or wealth.