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" An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice. "

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" The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'. "

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" Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions. "

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" It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into. "

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" We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries. "

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