#socialism

It may be said of Socialism, therefore, that its friends recommended it as increasing equality, while its foes resisted it as decreasing liberty….The compromise eventually made was one of the most interesting and even curious cases in history. It was decided to do everything that had ever been denounced in Socialism, and nothing that had ever been desired in it…we proceeded to prove that it was possible to sacrifice liberty without gaining equality….In short, people decided that it was impossible to achieve any of the good of Socialism, but they comforted themselves by achieving all the bad. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#equality

Equality not only in quantity is the best way of quality. ↗

— Paola Calvillo

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National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable. ↗

— Martin Bormann

#irreconcilable #national #socialism

There is also the basic inequality of being born either with a natural talent or without one. Clever or stupid. No matter how much you try to argue against it, Dora, we are not born equal. All we can ever strive for is the equality of opportunity for those who have the ability to make the most of it. ↗

— Sally Wentworth

#inequality #socialism #equality

I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism. ↗

— Hugo Chavez

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Marriage is socialism among two people. ↗

— Barbara Ehrenreich

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A lot of populists after populism died just became socialists. At the beginning of the 20th century, socialism looked like it was going to take off. It didn't, of course, but a lot of people thought it was going to. ↗

— Thomas Frank

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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society. ↗

— Daniel De Leon

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But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

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International socialism recognizes the right of free independent nations, with equal rights. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

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