Marxism and Nazism Are Philosophies of History

Most philosophies of history not only indicate the final end of historical evolution but also disclose the way mankind is bound to wander in order to reach the goal. They enumerate and describe successive states or stages, intermediary stations on the way from the early beginnings to the final end. The systems of Hegel, Comte, and Marx belong to this class. Others ascribe to certain nations or races a definite mission entrusted to them by the plans of Providence. Such are the role of the Germans in the system of Fichte and the role of the Nordics and the Aryans in the constructions of modern racists.

--Ludwig von Mises, Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution (1957; repr., Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007), 163.