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I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

— Sidney Hook

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To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Anti-Semitism was rife in almost all varieties of socialism.

The cardinal sin, when we are looking for truth of fact or wisdom of policy, is refusal to discuss, or action which blocks discussion.

Do not hesitate to admit lack of knowledge or suspend judgment if evidence is not decisive either way.

Since a good cause may be defended by bad arguments, after answering the bad arguments for another's position present positive evidence for your own.

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Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

Winston Churchill

In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country and that every act of its rulers must be excused, if not imitated.

George Orwell

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