Belief Quote by George Orwell

In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a…

— George Orwell

If the Russians claim they are Socialist, this is just, I would say, a lie. They have no socialism at all. They have what…

— Erich Fromm

Socialism is not in the least what it pretends to be. It is not the pioneer of a better and finer world, but the…

— Ludwig von Mises

Admittedly communism has not been achieved in Russia. State socialism has been built.

— Joseph Stalin

Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United…

— Frank Chodorov

I believe that all forms of socialism have been proven over time to result in a loss of both economic and civil liberties, with…

— John Mackey

More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Socialism in Russia has not brought about an improvement in the conditions of the average man which can be compared with the improvement of…

— Ludwig von Mises

It's not as if socialism is a new idea. It was tried in the 20th century. It produced economic stagnation and despair. In its…

— Llewellyn Rockwell

Socialism appeals to better classes and has far more strength. Attack the state and you excite feelings of loyalty even among the disaffected classes;…

— John Bates Clark

Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.

— Alexei Navalny

Either the USSR was not the country of socialism, in which case socialism didn't exist anywhere and doubtless, wasn't possible: or else, socialism was…

— Jean-Paul Sartre