Karl Marx: Hero or Zero

HERO
Karl Marx dead and buried 115 years can still fill a hall. New York Times 1998.
He saw the trends that existed and where they were leading. The Socialist Standard March 2000.
We are celebrating the legacy of the struggle for social, racial, and gender equality. New York Times 1998.

ZERO
There is an amount of evil teaching actively going on. The Times (London) 1851.
(He) turned the twentieth century into an age of revolution and war. New York Times 1948.
He was wrong because his "laws of history" turned out to be spurious. The Times (London) 1980.