This paper presents a comparative analysis of the thoughts on
capitalism by Karl Marx, Edouard Bernstein, Vladimir Lenin,
and the Marshall Plan. The paper posits that Marx and Lenin's arguments for socialism stands in opposition to the ideologies advocated by Bernstein and the Marshall Plan, wherein socialist communism is perceived and, as history proves, can be detrimental to the welfare of society in general. In a larger context, the comparative
analysis of the works of Marx, Lenin, Bernstein, and the Marshall Plan reflect the politics involved in implementing the economic system of
capitalism as evident in each political philosopher's analysis of capitalism and socialism as new modes of politico-economic societies.