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French, and English communists and socialists informed about each other's ideas and activities and to introduce some theoretical unity into the movement.  

French, and English communists and socialists informed about each other's ideas and activities and to introduce some theoretical unity into the movement.  

He devoured the works of economists [[Adam Smith]], [[David Ricardo]], the comte de [[Saint-Simon]], and many others. He rejected the individualistic radicalism of [[Pierre Joseph Proudhon]] and attacked him in ''The Poverty of Philosophy'' (1847), an early attempt to systematize his own thought.  

He devoured the works of economists [[Adam Smith]], [[David Ricardo]], the comte de [[Henri de Saint-Simon|Saint-Simon]], and many others. He rejected the individualistic radicalism of [[Pierre Joseph Proudhon]] and attacked him in ''The Poverty of Philosophy'' (1847), an early attempt to systematize his own thought.  

By 1847 the League of the Just was conscious of a need for a more firm theoretical foundation. Marx and Engels were approached and proved eager to help. During two long congresses in London, Marx's ideas were accepted in principle by the organization, now renamed the Communist League, and Marx was commissioned to set them down in writing.

By 1847 the League of the Just was conscious of a need for a more firm theoretical foundation. Marx and Engels were approached and proved eager to help. During two long congresses in London, Marx's ideas were accepted in principle by the organization, now renamed the Communist League, and Marx was commissioned to set them down in writing.