As an entrepreneur, it’s important to be aware of the pros and cons of socialism. After all, socialism is a hot topic in the news lately. This compilation of socialism quotes will help you understand the theory behind it and how it can be used (or abused) in practice.

The best socialism quotes

1. Some capitalism suffers from cronyism. All of socialism is perverted by the crony statism of the powerful few. — A.E. Samaan

2. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. — Winston S. Churchill

3. Socialism is politicized envy. — Rousas John Rushdoony, Exodus: Commentaries on the Pentateuch

4. Socialism, or communism as it is sometimes called, is merely a secular religion, where the State becomes a god. — Stefan Molyneux

5. Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the object worship of the state. — Winston Churchill

6. The economic disasters of socialism and communism come from assuming a blanket superiority of those who want to run a whole economy. — Thomas Sowell

7. If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years. — Vladimir Lenin

8. Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true. — Will Rogers

9. Every part of our program of perestroika–and the program as a whole, for that matter–is fully based on the principle of more socialism and more democracy. — Mikhail Gorbachev

10. In England the more horses a nobleman has, the more popular he is. So long as the English are devoted to racing, Socialism has no chance with you. — Otto Von Bismarck

11. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. — Winston S. Churchill

12. It is rarely in the world’s history that its ideal has been one of joy and beauty. The worship of pain has far more often dominated the world. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

13. Fuck socialism!No, really….. fuck socialism. Socialism sucks! — A.E. Samaan

14. Socialism is politicized envy. — Rousas John Rushdoony, Exodus: Commentaries on the Pentateuch

15. Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi–socialism can ruin even the most wonderful places. California proved that. — Tiffany Madison

16. Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity. — William Howard Taft

17. The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery. — Winston Churchill

18. Some capitalism suffers from cronyism. All of socialism is perverted by the crony statism of the powerful few. — A.E. Samaan

19. Write to your congressional representative against the health care reform proposal or] we will awake to find that we have socialism. — Ronald Reagan

20. Socialism is socialism. Government run enterprises are just as inept under democratic governments as they are under autocratic governments. — Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The Problem with Socialism

21. The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans. — Sean Hannity

22. Socialism, communism, and fascism are the political manifestations of unachievable ideals, carried to genocidal extremes. — Mike Klepper

23. In America, we don’t, in daily discourse, use the words ‘capitalism’ or ‘socialism.’ They’ve been kind of nonexistent words, I would say, amongst the general public. — Michael Moore

24. We shall not achieve socialism without a struggle. — Vladimir Lenin

25. If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years. — Vladimir Lenin

26. Imperialism, in a sense, is the transition stage from capitalism to Socialism. . . . It is capitalism dying, not dead. — Vladimir Lenin

27. Believers in aristocracy and socialism share a faith in centralized rule, in rule by command rather than by voluntary cooperation. — Milton Friedman

28. Fuck socialism!No, really….. fuck socialism. Socialism sucks! — A.E. Samaan

29. Imperialism, in a sense, is the transition stage from capitalism to Socialism. . . . It is capitalism dying, not dead. — Vladimir Lenin

30. Obamanomics, his imposition of European–style socialism, is not working for African–Americans. It is not working for Latinos and African–Americans. — Niger Innis

31. Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

32. Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. — Thomas Sowell

33. We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor. — Martin Luther King

34. To make men Socialists is nothing, but to make Socialism human is a great thing. — Oscar Wilde

35. As a result, socialism and communism, in particular, use government to suppress religion to such a degree as to leave the one true God out entirely. — Tony Evans

36. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. — Winston Churchill

37. Much of the discussion about socialism and individualism is entirely pointless, because of failure to agree on terminology. — Theodore Roosevelt

38. Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live. It is asking other people to live as one wishes to live. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

39. Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

40. I don’t understand why it has to be either–or–either socialism or democracy. Why can’t we combine things to get the best of each system? — Tim Allen

41. Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. — Thomas Sowell

42. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.. — Winston S. Churchill

43. Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. — Walter Lippmann

44. Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. — Thomas Sowell

45. Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live. It is asking other people to live as one wishes to live. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

46. It is rarely in the world’s history that its ideal has been one of joy and beauty. The worship of pain has far more often dominated the world. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

47. What we call National–Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life. — Thomas Mann

48. Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing. — Vladimir Lenin

49. Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it. — Ronald Reagan

50. [t]here are in fact no masses, but only ways of seeing people as masses. — Raymond Williams, Resources of Hope: Culture, Democracy, Socialism

Conclusion

Socialism is a powerful and necessary force in our world, and its quotes serve as a reminder of the importance of solidarity and collective action in achieving a more just and equitable society. We hope that these quotes have inspired you to take a stand, and to continue to fight for what you believe in. We believe that the only way to ensure a better future is to work together, and to work towards a more equitable, sustainable, and just world.