--- title: "19 Socialism Means Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 19 Socialism Means quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Socialism Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/lord-acton-3040_capitalism_socialism-means-slavery-2286468_2286468.png" --- > [Socialism means slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/socialism-means-slavery/) [Lord Acton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-acton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/lord-acton-3040_capitalism_socialism-means-slavery-2286468_2286468.png) > [Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jawaharlal-nehru/democracy-and-socialism-are-means-to-an-end-not-the-end-itself/) [Jawaharlal Nehru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jawaharlal-nehru/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/jawaharlal-nehru-2391_capitalism_democracy-and-socialism-are-means-to-an_320561.png) > [More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-gorbachev/more-socialism-means-more-democracy-openness-and-collectivism-in/) [Mikhail Gorbachev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-gorbachev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/mikhail-gorbachev-2500_collectivism_more-socialism-means-more-democracy-open_1375242.jpg) > [Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/democratic-socialism-means-that-in-a-democratic-civilized-society-the/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/bernie-sanders-233_capitalism_democratic-socialism-means-that-in-a-dem_115585.jpg) > [If socialism means that we live well, that there is equality and justice, and that we have no social and economic problems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evo-morales/if-socialism-means-that-we-live-well-that-there-is-equality-and/) [Evo Morales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evo-morales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/evo-morales-4556_capitalism_if-socialism-means-that-we-live-well-tha_1761859.png) > [To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/to-me-democratic-socialism-means-democracy-it-means-creating-a/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/bernie-sanders-233_capitalism_to-me-democratic-socialism-means-democra_412488.jpg) > [Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/democratic-socialism-means-that-our-government-does-everything-it-can/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/049/bernie-sanders-233_capitalism_democratic-socialism-means-that-our-gove_2779706.jpg) > [Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/democratic-socialism-means-that-we-must-reform-a-political-system/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/bernie-sanders-233_capitalism_democratic-socialism-means-that-we-must_3184512.jpg) > [Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/democratic-socialism-means-that-we-must-create-an-economy-that-works/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/bernie-sanders-233_create_democratic-socialism-means-that-we-must_937479.jpg) > [Socialism means government dependency, rationed resources, and exorbitant taxation. It means the destruction of every incentive to achieve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-campos-duffy/socialism-means-government-dependency-rationed-resources-and/) [Rachel Campos-Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-campos-duffy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/rachel-campos-duffy-6595_achieve_socialism-means-government-dependency-ra_664486.jpg) > [Capitalism means free enterprise, sovereignty of the consumers in economic matters, and sovereignty of the voters in political matters. Socialism means full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/capitalism-means-free-enterprise-sovereignty-of-the-consumers-in/) [Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/ludwig-von-mises-364_boards_capitalism-means-free-enterprise-soverei_1453859.jpg) > [“Socialism does not mean getting together in a parliament and passing laws, socialism means for us overthrowing the ruling classes with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-luxemburg/socialism-does-not-mean-getting-together-in-a-parliament-and-passing/) [Rosa Luxemburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-luxemburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/rosa-luxemburg-8744_capitalism_socialism-does-not-mean-getting-together_3103262.jpg) > [All that socialism means to me, to be very frank with you, is democracy with a small 'd.' I believe in democracy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/all-that-socialism-means-to-me-to-be-very-frank-with-you-is-democracy/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/bernie-sanders-233_believe_all-that-socialism-means-to-me-to-be-ver_2893056.jpg) > [“Although we had been warned by some of the greatest political thinkers of the nineteenth century, by Tocqueville and Lord Acton, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-hayek/although-we-had-been-warned-by-some-of-the-greatest-political/) [Friedrich Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-hayek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/friedrich-hayek-27992_politics_although-we-had-been-warned-by-some-of-t_2082459.jpg) > [To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity. It's asserting the value of saying that the America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/to-me-what-socialism-means-is-to-guarantee-a-basic-level-of-dignity/) [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-9043_capitalism_to-me-what-socialism-means-is-to-guarant_423748.jpg) > [“Yet the continual stream of tortuous explanations of what socialism means only serves to highlight that ideology’s terminal condition. Chinese leaders have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-g-chang/yet-the-continual-stream-of-tortuous-explanations-of-what-socialism/) [Gordon G. Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-g-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/gordon-g-chang-10335_leadership_yet-the-continual-stream-of-tortuous-exp_895861.jpg) > [“Since its origins, socialism has meant the liberation of working people from exploitation. As the Marxist theoretician Anton Pannekoek observed, “this goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/since-its-origins-socialism-has-meant-the-liberation-of-working/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/noam-chomsky-42_freedom_since-its-origins-socialism-has-meant-th_76964.jpg) > [Successful socialism depends on the perfectibility of man. Unless all, or nearly all, men are high-minded and clear-sighted, it isbound to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-fullerton-gerould/successful-socialism-depends-on-the-perfectibility-of-man-unless-all/) [Katharine Fullerton Gerould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-fullerton-gerould/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/katharine-fullerton-gerould-13_altruism_successful-socialism-depends-on-the-perf_2246945.jpg) > [I also made it quite clear that Socialism means equality of income or nothing, and that under socialism you would not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/i-also-made-it-quite-clear-that-socialism-means-equality-of-income-or/) [George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/george-bernard-shaw-68_capitalism_i-also-made-it-quite-clear-that-socialis_1115685.png) ## Top authors on Socialism Means - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/socialism-means/bernie-sanders/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/socialism-means/#itemlist", "name": "Socialism Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Socialism means slavery.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lord Acton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/socialism-means-slavery/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/lord-acton-3040_capitalism_socialism-means-slavery-2286468_2286468.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/lord-acton-3040_capitalism_socialism-means-slavery-2286468_2286468.png", "url": 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