"In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved."
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"Trade unionism is not socialism. It is the capitalism of the proletariat."
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"I don't like the spirit of socialism - I think freedom is the basis of everything."
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"We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state."
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"It's much harder to bring about socialism through legal means, because there are so many possibilities for opposition."
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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."
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"Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English."
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"If we are going to achieve a real equality, the U.S. will have to adopt a modified form of Socialism."
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"We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change in the economic model: We must go from capitalism to socialism."
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"Instead of poor America on socialism becoming more like rich America on capitalism, rich America on capitalism is becoming like poor America on socialism."
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"To make men Socialists is nothing, but to make Socialism human is a great thing."
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"I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism."
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"The left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism builds and capitalism destroys."
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"Socialism lays an bad egg by killing the capitalism that lays the golden eggs"
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"I am opposed to socialism because it dreams ingenuously of good, truth, beauty, and equal rights."
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"Socialism never took root in America."
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"Admittedly communism has not been achieved in Russia. State socialism has been built."
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"Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share."
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"Under national "socialism", there is also only one party. But nothing will come out of this fascist one-party system."
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"By now even the word socialism has so many meanings and interpretations. The Russians call themselves socialists, the Swedes call themselves. And let's not forget that in Germany there was also a national socialism."
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