Political Principles Quotes

“Like a gloomy and sinister paradox since its apparition until now, socialism suffered terrible and terrifying metamorphoses. With the name of the most human doctrine—Socialism—the most ominous and naughty crimes against humanity were done. The National Socialism of Hitler created Auschwitz and Majdanek and the People’s socialism of Stalin — Gulag and Kolima! And both of them buried more than fifty million people! That’s monstrous!”
― Todor Bombov, Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face

“Democracy is a pretty word. Democracy is a captivating magic. The oppressed classes always wanted and the oppressing ones always promised a democracy. But this was precisely for democracy that the both parts had always fought. The great French Revolution proclaimed the great appeal "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". The history showed that from the class viewpoint, they could indicate different things, distinct contents; these concepts must be filled with different sense. In the class society, in the society locked in a state, Liberty is always at the top of somebody’s spear! Equality is the Achilles’ heel, into which this spear is plunged. Humanity is the pledge for plunging it by all force.  ”
― Todor Bombov, Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face

“The difference between a Statesman and a Politician is that a Statesman is versed in the history behind the policies, thus rooted deep into bedrock beliefs that are not easily swayed by party politics or financial gain.”
― A.E. Samaan

“Al dirigente comunista Angelo Tasca, ribadisce: «Lottare a fondo contro il fascismo? D’accordo. Ma in nome di che? Noi vogliamo lottare contro il fascismo in nome della libertà, voi della dittatura. C’è tra noi un dissidio di principio, insuperabile. Appunto perché vogliamo lottare contro il fascismo non possiamo confondere la nostra posizione colla vostra. La vostra fa il giuoco del fascismo. Siete disposti a dichiarare che rinunciate alla dittatura, che siete contro tutte le dittature? Se sì, possiamo senz’altro fare la lista comune; se no, ciascuno deve andare per la propria strada».”
― Antonio Funiciello, Tempesta: La vita (e non la morte) di Giacomo Matteotti