Democracy Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev

According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

“Because in [Lenin's] eyes the workers were only workers and not also customers, he believed they were already slaves under capitalism, and that one…

— Ludwig Von Mises

Democracy is indispensable to socialism.

— Vladimir Lenin

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

— Lilian Whiting

“Lenin only believes in the revolution and in the virtue of expediency.'One must be prepared for every sacrifice, to use, if necessary, every stratagem,…

— albert camus

“I am aware always that the powers that be are so strong, we can not go headlong to pit our forces, it would be…

— Luis Taruc

Democracy in a socialist country is freedom in chains.

— Victor Banerjee

“There are plenty of Marxist-Leninist textbooks about taking power; but there are none about giving it up.”

— Victor Sebestyen

Socialist democracy is not a luxury but an absolute, essential necessity for overthrowing capitalism and building socialism.

— Ernest Mandel

Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.

— Wen Jiabao

The social model of the Bolsheviks failed, as will any model that denies individual rights, intellectual freedom, and freedom of competing political parties. Without…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

"Freedom" in capitalist countries exists only for those who possess money and who consequently hold power.

— Nikita Khrushchev