The economic disasters of socialism and communism come from assuming a blanket superiority of those who want to run a whole economy. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Many understand "state socialism" in this way. Sometimes a system is concealed behind this term in which the capitalist state, in the… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans. — Sean Hannity Copy Share Image
Capitalism is the way of the devil and exploitation. If you really want to look at things through the eyes of Jesus… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
The basis of bureaucratic rule is the poverty of society in objects of consumption, with the resulting struggle of each against all.… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
Friedrich Hayek made the point that one of the keystones of socialism is the denial of individual responsibility. Thus, the crusade for… — Thomas DiLorenzo Copy Share Image
“We must realistically accept that revolution is a social war, not because we like war, but because we recognize that the status… — Peter Gelderloos Copy Share Image
First, we should become informed about communism, about socialism, and about Americanism. What better way can one become informed than by first… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
In my opinion nothing has contributed more to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Seriously, you can't talk socialism in America without going to the OG, Sen. Bernie Sanders. — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
Whoever wants to reach socialism by any other path than that of political democracy will inevitably arrive at conclusions that are absurd… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
The greatest factors making for communism, socialism or anarchy among a free people are the excesses of capital. The talk of the… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
Once it has been perceived that the division of labour is the essence of society, nothing remains of the antithesis between individual… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
No one should suffer from the great delusion that any form of communism or socialism which promotes the dictatorship of the few… — Charles E. Wilson Copy Share Image
If the central contest of the twentieth century has pitted capitalism against socialism, then F. A. Hayek has been its central figure.… — Kenneth Minogue Copy Share Image
“The bourgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
“[The ruling class] sees people in the working class as being almost animals. It sees itself as being synonymous with civilization and… — Edward Bond Copy Share Image
[The] zero-sum caricature [applies] much more accurately to socialism, which stifles the creation of new wealth and thus fosters a dog-eat-dog struggle… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
There is no other definition of socialism valid for us than that of the abolition of the exploitation of man by man. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm a registered Republican and consider socialism a violation of the American principle that you shouldn't stick your nose in other people's… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The term "Socialism" becomes a common label for the various theories of attack upon the principle of property, the various policies of… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
“There are members of our body politic who tell us that the public interest is best served when government action is reduced… — Alexander Meiklejohn Copy Share Image