The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another–no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy. Friedrich Engels, preface to Kark Marx, The Civil War in France, 1891

The century which we are entering can be and must be the century of the common man. Henry Wallace, Speech in New York City, May 8, 1942

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. Louis Blanc, The Organization of Work, 1840

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you. Nikita Khrushchev, remark at the Polish embasy in Moscow, Nov. 18, 1956

I once said, “We will bury you,” and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you. Nikita Khrushchev, Speech in Yugoslavia, Aug. 24,...

In all things that involve social pressures, if we want to see change we have to force the envelope outwards. Gary Lee Phillips

Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner. Ralph Waldo Emerson, New England Reformers, 1844

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy. Benjamin Disraeli, Speech in the House of Commons, Mar. 3, 1845