Socialist Countries quotes

Socialist Countries

18 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker Management Consultant, Author

"If "socialism" is defined as "ownership of the means of production"--and this is both the orthodox and the only rigorous definition--then the United States is the first truly Socialist country."

George Orwell
George Orwell Writer, Journalist

"In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country and that every act of its rulers must be excused, if not imitated. And so for the last ten years, I have been convinced that the destruction of the Soviet myth was essential if we wanted a revival of the socialist movement."

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