Communism is like an autoimmune disorder; it doesn't do the killing itself, but it weakens the system so much that the victim is left helpless and unable to fight off anything else.
Garry KasparovJesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.
Mikhail GorbachevI am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.
Hugo ChávezIf you grew up during that Cold War period, then you saw a time in politics when the word 'socialism' could be used to end an argument. Today, I think a word like that is the beginning of a debate, not the end of a debate.
Cold WarPete ButtigiegCommunism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.
Adlai Stevenson ICommunism is the corruption of a dream of justice.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson SeniorDemocratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.
EconomyBernie SandersI don't really view communism as a bad thing.
Whoopi GoldbergFor us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
RussiaAleksandr SolzhenitsynSocialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.
Benito MussoliniThe goal of socialism is communism.
Vladimir LeninThey talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
Capitalism, Africa, AsiaFidel CastroThe theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property!
Karl MarxThe meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.
Karl MarxLet's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky.
Boris JelzinCommunist until you get rich
Feminist until you get married
Atheist until the airplane starts falling
