Adversaries Quote by Arundhati Roy

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

— Thomas Sowell

For me socialism has never been an intellectual pursuit. It comes from my upbringing and experience.

— Jess Phillips

The masses favor socialism because they trust the socialist propaganda of the intellectuals. The intellectuals, not the populace, are molding public opinion.

— Ludwig von Mises

“I find that socialism is often misunderstood by its least intelligent supporters and opponents to mean simply unrestrained indulgence of our natural propensity to…

— George Bernard Shaw

It is certain that many intellectuals envy the higher income of prosperous businessmen and that these feelings drive them toward socialism. They believe that…

— Ludwig von Mises

Why is it always the "intelligent" people who are socialists?

— Alan Bennett

The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of…

— Simone Weil

The first socialists were the intellectuals; they, and not the masses, are the backbone of Socialism.

— Ludwig von Mises

“Socialists have generally been willing to grant that possibly, just possibly, capitalist economic production would outstrip socialist production. But no socialist has ever been…

— Stephen R.C. Hicks

True socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them, - that is another matter.

— Lilian Whiting

“Socialism does not mean getting together in a parliament and passing laws, socialism means for us overthrowing the ruling classes with all the brutality…

— Rosa Luxemburg

Whoever wants to reach socialism by any other path than that of political democracy will inevitably arrive at conclusions that are absurd and reactionary…

— Vladimir Lenin