Socialism Quotes

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Socialism means slavery. — Lord Acton
I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class,… — Roger Nash Baldwin
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. — Frederic Bastiat
Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share. — Lewis Black
I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people in this country,… — Lewis Black
I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come. — John Burns
They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? — Fidel Castro
I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism. — Hugo Chavez
The left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism… — Hugo Chavez
The only way to save the world is through socialism, but a socialism that exists within a democracy; there's no dictatorship here. — Hugo Chavez
We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change in the economic model: We… — Hugo Chavez
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. — Winston Churchill
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. — Winston Churchill
Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people… — Winston Churchill
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. — Winston Churchill
Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. — Winston Churchill
Big Business and State Socialism are very much alike, especially Big Business. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Socialism in America will come through the ballot box. — Gus Hall
I can understand Communism, but not Socialism. — Lajos Kossuth

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