"The slaves of socialism are slaves, but they are no one's property and therefore no one's loss"
- George Reisman
About this Quote
In this quote, George Reisman is highlighting the paradox of socialism. He argues that while socialism claims to liberate the working class from the oppression of capitalism, it ultimately turns them into slaves of the state. Nevertheless, unlike servants in a capitalist system who are owned by their masters, the servants of socialism are not owned by anyone. This implies that their labor and performance can not be made use of for the advantage of a few individuals, but it likewise indicates that they have no individual ownership or control over their own lives. Reisman recommends that this lack of personal property ultimately results in a loss of specific flexibility and autonomy.
This quote is written / told by George Reisman somewhere between January 13, 1937 and today. He was a famous Economist from USA.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it"
"The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.'"
"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves"