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Communism21 quotes
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs! — Karl Marx · 1883All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. — George Orwell · 1945Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! — Ronald Reagan · 1987A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of Communism. — Karl Marx · 1848The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878I have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. — Joseph McCarthy · 1950All 21 quotes →Cold War5 quotes
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! — Ronald Reagan · 1987I have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. — Joseph McCarthy · 1950McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled. — Joseph McCarthy · 1952No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices. — Edward R. Murrow · 1954Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman · 1949Political theory4 quotes
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs! — Karl Marx · 1883The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. — Karl Marx · 1848Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman · 1949American politics3 quotes
I have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. — Joseph McCarthy · 1950McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled. — Joseph McCarthy · 1952No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices. — Edward R. Murrow · 1954Politics3 quotes
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs! — Karl Marx · 1883The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. — Karl Marx · 1848Red Scare3 quotes
I have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. — Joseph McCarthy · 1950McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled. — Joseph McCarthy · 1952No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices. — Edward R. Murrow · 1954Fall of communism2 quotes
The tree was already rotten. I just gave it a good shake and the rotten apples fell. — Pope John Paul II · 1996It would be simplistic to say that Divine Providence caused the fall of communism. It fell by itself as a consequence of its own mistakes and abuses. It fell by itself because of its own inherent weakness — Pope John Paul II · 1994Political paranoia2 quotes
I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. — Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper · 1964Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face? — Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper · 1964Redistribution of wealth2 quotes
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs! — Karl Marx · 1883We aim at something more sublime and more equitable-the common good, or the community of goods... We demand, we would have, the communal enjoyment of the fruits which are for everyone. — Sylvain Marechal · 1796Berlin Wall1 quote
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! — Ronald Reagan · 1987Class conflict1 quote
What I did that was new was to prove... That the class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat. — Karl Marx · 1852Communism vs. democracy1 quote
Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman · 1949Communist infiltration1 quote
I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. — Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper · 1964Communist plots1 quote
Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face? — Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper · 1964Democracy1 quote
Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman · 1949Equality1 quote
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. — George Orwell · 1945Government1 quote
The State is not "abolished", it withers away. — Friedrich Engels · 1878History1 quote
What I did that was new was to prove... That the class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat. — Karl Marx · 1852McCarthyism1 quote
No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices. — Edward R. Murrow · 1954Nature of history1 quote
What I did that was new was to prove... That the class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat. — Karl Marx · 1852Political hypocrisy1 quote
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. — George Orwell · 1945Property rights1 quote
The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. — Karl Marx · 1848Religion and politics1 quote
It would be simplistic to say that Divine Providence caused the fall of communism. It fell by itself as a consequence of its own mistakes and abuses. It fell by itself because of its own inherent weakness — Pope John Paul II · 1994Revolution1 quote
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. — George Orwell · 1945Russian Revolution1 quote
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. — George Orwell · 1945Russian communism1 quote
The illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great. — Clement Attlee · 1956Self-government1 quote
Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman · 1949Socialism1 quote
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs! — Karl Marx · 1883Totalitarianism1 quote
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. — George Orwell · 1945