Nightocelot

“These self-styled liberals and progressives are honestly convinced that they are true democrats. But their notion of democracy is just the opposite of that of the nineteenth century. They confuse democracy with socialism. They not only do not see that socialism and democracy are incompatible but they believe that socialism alone means real democracy. Entangled in this error, they consider the Soviet system a variety of popular government.”
― Ludwig von Mises, Omnipotent Government

“Someone that you have deprived of everything is no longer in your power. He is once again entirely free.”
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle

“Rhetorical bombast, music and song resound, banners wave, flowers and colors serve as symbols, and the leaders seek to attach their followers to their own person. Liberalism has nothing to do with all this. It has no party flower and no party color, no party song and no party idols, no symbols and no slogans. It has the substance and the arguments. These must lead it to victory.”
― Ludwig von Mises

“Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.”
― Frank Zappa