“Although we had been warned by some of the greatest political thinkers of the nineteenth century, by Tocqueville and Lord Acton, that… — Friedrich Hayek Copy Share Image
The reason I like socialism is that it's kind of enforced Christianity. It's basically very Christian, in the sense of "do unto… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights - the "right" to education, the "right" to health care, the "right" to food… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, the American writer, once described the American economic system as 'free enterprise for the poor and socialism for the rich'.… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
Not mythical material productive forces, but reason and ideas determine the course of human affairs. What is needed to stop the trend… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“Judas became the spokesman of all those who through the centuries would protest the ornamentation of the Christian cult and would feel… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Socialism to me is establishing social control of power in society, and where that differs from liberalism for example which aims at… — Denis Healey Copy Share Image
All socialism involves slavery… That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
I think the thing about capitalism is it's an evil necessity, capitalism. Communism has been tried and failed, and socialism, that doesn't… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The final goal of world revolution is not socialism, or even communism, it is not a change in the present economic system,… — Leon V. DePoncins Copy Share Image
The fascinating thing to a dispassionate observer about the structure of life in the Soviet Union is that in their efforts to… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism…we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so… — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
Why ... do the myths of America the Hateful take such powerful hold? Because anti-Americanism provides a useful emotional function which goes… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
For the overthrow of the bourgeoisie, the efforts of one country are sufficient - for this we have the testimony of the… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
The Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true. It is comprehensive and harmonious, and provides men with an integral world outlook… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“Neither Italian fascism nor German National-"Socialism" has anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society. Primarily, this is because the private… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
I don't think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of… — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
The serious problem is the education of the peasantry. The peasant economy is scattered, and the socialization of agriculture, judging by the… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Inherent to socialism is the absence of choice. If I want to choose my own pretzels or books or iphones, they prevent… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
National socialism is the determination to create a new man. There will no longer exist any individual arbitrary will, nor realms in… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“In fact, in its most basic form, socialism was a belief in more equitable distribution of wealth, with everyone afforded the opportunity… — Jeff Guinn Copy Share Image
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
The most influential utopian idea of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was socialism, which has failed everywhere. Under the banner of socialism,… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
The idea was that those who direct the overall conspiracy could use the differences in those two so-called ideologies [Marxism/fascism/socialism v. democracy/capitalism]… — Myron Coureval Fagan Copy Share Image
Monotheism at Sinai, primitive Christianity, messianic socialism: these are the three supreme moments in which Western culture is presented with what Ibsen… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
“Marxian Socialism or state Capitalism, no doubt is the irrefutable paragon of what is a coveting and thus corrupt disposition. For Whatmore… — Daryavesh Rothmensch Copy Share Image
According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible… The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
To the masses, the catchwords of Socialism sound so enticing... so they will continue to work for Socialism, helping thereby to bring… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Socialism in Russia has not brought about an improvement in the conditions of the average man which can be compared with the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The rest of the world in which I lived was still stumbling about in search of a weapon with which to exterminate… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
We have a much bigger objective. We've got to look at the long run here. This is an example - the situation… — Stansfield Turner Copy Share Image
“Under Socialism, you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly fed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
On the issue past of independence of Germany, after the time of National Socialism, Germany has been given an enormous amount of… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Those who advocate total lack of regulation, those who advocate lawlessness in the business world, themselves give the strongest impulse to what… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I'm surprised people are that hopeful about what government can do, because if you believe in socialism, society can run a pretty… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“I find that socialism is often misunderstood by its least intelligent supporters and opponents to mean simply unrestrained indulgence of our natural… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The term "state socialism" is not precise. Under this term many understand an order under which a certain part of the wealth,… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
![“[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism…we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so they can impose their socialist 'utopia' of higher taxes, restricted access, inferior quality, and deadly inefficiency on the best health care system in the…” quote by Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/michael-steele-16681_access_the-healthcare-bill-is-a-headlong-rush-i_430990.jpg)
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![“The idea was that those who direct the overall conspiracy could use the differences in those two so-called ideologies [Marxism/fascism/socialism v. democracy/capitalism] to enable them [the Illuminati] to divide larger and larger portions of the human race into opposing camps so that they could be…” quote by Myron Coureval Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/myron-coureval-fagan-264918_agenda-21_the-idea-was-that-those-who-direct-the-o_1673314.png)
![“The rest of the world in which I lived was still stumbling about in search of a weapon with which to exterminate this monster [homosexuality] whose shape and size were not yet known or even guessed at. It was thought to be Greek in origin, smaller than socialism but more deadly, especially to…” quote by Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/quentin-crisp-1163_children_the-rest-of-the-world-in-which-i-lived-w_1721928.jpg)
