Joseph Stalin
Politician, Revolutionary
"Having consolidated its power, and taking the lead of the peasantry, the proletariat of the victorious country can and must build a socialist society."
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Joseph Stalin
Politician, Revolutionary
"In a socialist society, everybody is obliged to work even though he is remunerated for his labor and not yet according to his needs, but according to the quantity and quality of the labor expended."
Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"A socialist is someone who has read Lenin and Marx. An anti-socialist is someone who understands Lenin and Marx."
Thomas Mann
Novelist
"Every reasonable human being should be a moderate Socialist."
Hugo Chavez
Politician
"I nationalize strategic companies and get criticized, but when Bush does it, it's OK. ... Bush is turning socialist. How are you, comrade Bush?"
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"I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be."
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"Ayn Rand is a bloody socialist compared to me."
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"Even socialist dictators have an interest in gorgeous supermodels."
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"I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings."
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"Scratch a socialist and you find a snob."
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