Karl Marx similarly saw rights as a corrupting influence on the development of man. Individuals are by nature unequal; rights enshrine this inequality by positing that force cannot be enacted on someone against their will, despite that natural inequality. Therefore, “to avoid these defects,” Marx concluded, “right, instead of being equal would have to be unequal.” Rights should be overridden in favor of the collective: “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”35
