Ni n bn cht ca nh nc, u tin ta phi khng nh rng: nh nc lun lun th hin tnh giai cp su sc.

S d nh nc c tnh giai cp su sc trc ht bi v nh nc l sn phm ca x hi c giai cp, tc l x hi pht trin n mt trnh v mt giai on nht nh-giai on c s phn chia con ngi thnh cc giai cp, tng lp, lc lng x hi khc nhau v nhu cu, li ch. Chnh s khc nhau v nhu cu v li ch dn n nguy c tim n xung t, mu thun gia cc giai cp. Mt khi mu thun ngy cng gay gt th t s c u tranh giai cp. Khi nh nc ra i l sn phm ca mt giai cp nht nh - giai cp sinh ra n.Cng chnh v th m xt v bn cht, nh nc c lp ra v duy tr nhm bo v li ch ca mt giai cp. Nh nc tr thnh cng c giai cp thng tr thc hin chuyn chnh vi tt c cc giai cp khc trong x hi v nhm m bo quyn li ca giai cp thng tr. V d nh nh nc t sn th phc v li ch cho giai cp t sn, c vai tr p t s thng tr ca giai cp t sn ln cc giai cp khc v c nhng cng c bo lc nh cnh st, ta n, qun i, n p mi s u tranh.

Tnh giai cp su sc y ca nh nc trc ht c th hin ch nh nc l mt b my cng ch c bit nm trong tay giai cp cm quyn. Hn th na, nh nc cn l cng c sc bn nht thc hin s thng tr giai cp, thit lp v duy tr trt t x hi. Nh nc thng qua cc hot ng, chnh sch m bo cho giai cp cm quyn nm trong tay cc quyn lc v kinh t,chnh tr v t tng m trong quyn lc thng tr v kinh t gi vai tr quyt nh, l c s m bo cho s thng tr giai cp. V kinh t, giai cp thng tr lun s hu, c quyn v t liu sn xut, quan h sn xut cng nh phn phi sn phm, giai cp b tr v th m phi ph thuc vo giai cp chnh tr v kinh t. S ph thuc y dn dn s dn n mu thun v khi mu thun ln n nh im th cc giai cp b tr s vng ln u tranh bng nhiu hnh thc nh: bi cng (b gi lm), ph hoi t liu sn xut (my mc, thit b ,) ,

Lc ny, nh nc s tr thnh mt b my cng ch c bit cng c quyn lc ca giai cp thng tr v kinh t. V chnh tr, khi cc hnh thc bc lt, trng tr bng bo lc ngy cng gia tng th mu thun gia giai cp thng tr v

giai cp b tr ngy cng gay gt. Nu nh nc c s iu ha, iu chnh th mu thun s du i nhng ngc li nu mu thun khng c xoa du m tip tc gia tng th nhng ngi b bc lt s lin kt li, dng sc mnh bo lc u tranh, tiu dit giai cp thng tr. Khi , nh nc s tr thnh cng c bo lc gi vng, bo v a v cm quyn ca giai cp thng tr bng cch iu ng cc lc lng v trang n p, trn p.Tuy nhin nu ch dng quyn lc kinh t - yu t vt cht hay quyn lc chnh tr - yu t bo lc trn p giai cp b tr thi th cha bi n mt lc no , giai cp b tr vn c th on kt nhau li ni dy u tranh, a v ca giai cp cm quyn cng v th m khng th bn vng. V vy, giai cp cm quyn phi tip tc p t s thng tr v mt t tng buc cc tng lp khc trong x hi phi nghe theo, tin theo, lm theo v phi l thuc mnh v mt t tng. cng chnh l cch giai cp thng tr cng c quyn lc ca mnh trong x hi. Nh nc s l cng c truyn b, p t v bo v h t tng ca giai cp thng tr.

Ni tm li, nh nc ch sinh ra, tn ti trong x hi c giai cp v bao gi cng th hin bn cht giai cp su sc. Khng c nh nc phi giai cp hoc nh nc mang bn cht nhiu giai cp.