[gphilip]

> Marx also believed that no capitalist country would ever, say, abolish child labor, institute universal education, and create universal health care.

Could you provide some reference to support that, please?

[derleth]

This is a surprisingly good summary:

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/Marxism.html

Aside from that, you can read Marx in translation or in the original.