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Three days after the death of Karl Marx (1818-83) his capitalist friend and collaborator, Friedrich Engels (1820-95) spoke briefly in English at Marx's graveside in Highgate Cemetary, London, England. The speech later appeared in a German newspaper after being translated into German. Engels expressed the finality of Marx's death and the significance his death would have throughout the world as the "greatest living thinker ceased to think." He spoke of Marx having discovered the "law of development of human history." Which is based on the simple facts that mankind must be able to first have the basic necessities of food, drink, shelter, and clothing before it can be expected to pursue science, politi