Quotes
Quotes about Communism
Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his ;fine home, says: "No man should have so much." The capitalist, seeing the same thing, says: "All men should have as much.".
Communism has nothing to do with love. Communism is an excellent hammer which we use to destroy our enemy.
I do not believe in communism any more than you do but there is nothing wrong with the Communists in this country. Several of the best friends I have got are Communists.
Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according to his needs.
Communism means barbarism.
Communism possesses a language which every people can understand--its elements are hunger, envy, and death.
Communism 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.
The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.
Communism is not the opposite of democracy. Communism and capitalism are economic systems. Democracy and totalitarianism are political systems. There are democratic communists and totalitarian capitalists.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.
Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
Christ didn't waste his time trying to change the social order. Christ spent all his time fighting sin. Therefore it behooves the witnesses of Christ to say that we do not have to abolish capitalism and establish socialism or communism, that sin can flourish under those systems as well. Christianity is not opposed to any social order, but to sin.
All that Communism needs to make it successful is someone to feed and clothe it.
Many of the world's troubles are not due just to Russia or communism. They would be with us in any event because we live in an era of revolution--the revolution of rising expectations.
