#communism

The capitalist empires, with their affirmations of sacrifice for the free world, of defence of private enterprise, of safeguarding order from subversion and chaos, are in fact defending their political prestige and the economic interests arising from it; they are indeed at the service of economic power and the international trusts. The socialist empires for their part are hard and intransigent, they do not allow pluralism, they impose dialectical materialism, demand blind obedience to the party, set up a regime of total and permanent insecurity and fear, just like the fascist dictatorships of the extreme right. ↗

— Hélder Câmara

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Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

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We tried many times before to speed on the social revolution in Spain; attempted to stir up the feelings of the people and to raise the banner of Libertarian Communism. ↗

— Frederica Montseny

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Communism is trying to take the world by force. But God will take the world by love. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

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The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism. The difference in Budapest over the last five years has been remarkable. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

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If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business. ↗

— Julius Rosenberg

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Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed. ↗

— Jack Kemp

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