A lot of my father's generation were thinking about communism and had deep liberal and progressive connections. He never admitted whether he… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
This socialism will develop in all its phases until it reaches its own extremes and absurdities. Then once again a cry of… — Alexander Herzen Copy Share Image
The character of the Open Conspiracy [the movement towards a world collective] will now be plainly displayed. It will have become a… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Older people still see socialism and communism as dangerous, authoritarian political systems, whereas younger people are more likely to see them as… — Annie Lowrey Copy Share Image
“The modern world, which denies personal guilt and admits only social crimes, which has no place for personal repentance but only public… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
If the job of capitalism is to create wealth for those who put up the capital, no fund group comes close to… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky. — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By over-all planning, we mean planning which takes into consideration the interests of the 600 million people of our country. In drawing… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda. — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
“Youth must refrain from ungrateful questioning of governmental mandates... Instead, they must dedicate themselves to study, work and military service, should learn… — Ernesto "Che" Guevara Copy Share Image
America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it… — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
Capitalism is always in danger of inspiring men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. We are… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“And I wonder, therefore, how James Atlas can have been so indulgent in his recent essay ‘The Changing World of New York… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Sociologically, I think it is the most important thing going on in the world today. Because you can't change people by force.… — Goswami Kriyananda Copy Share Image
Out of power, Marxism can develop critical intelligence; in power, it quickly becomes stupid. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
We did really well for a generation after 1989 and the fall of communism. Our liberal values expanded in the world, our… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
There may be community of material possessions, but there can never be community of love or esteem. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“...[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
"It all came from there," Lech Walesa said, pointing to a TV when a reporter asked him why communism fell. — Lech Walesa Copy Share Image