“Even though socialism in its many forms has never succeeded in producing anything but death and chaos \u2013 the proletariat dictatorship never withers away; in fact, it only grows stronger in a totalitarian centralized government \u2013 dreams of a perfectly just and equal society never fade. In fact, like a monster from an old sci-fi movie, they continue to jump back up out of the swamp just when you think the monster is dead.”<\/p>\n
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