So, as I said, Marx’s grandest theories are not substantiated.
But he is not to be abandoned. His writings are among the
most powerful in the Western intellectual tradition, and, true
or false, they are to be appreciated and admired. But further,
he does say many true and inspiring things. His work is full
of insight and illumination. We have found many such examples. Marx remains the most profound and acute critic
of capitalism, even as it exists today. I said at the outset: we
may have no confidence in his solutions to the problems he
identifies, but this does not make the problems go away