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If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3841629,"It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3841619,"I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":58},3841616,"Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is attributed to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 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By embracing democratic principles, such as open communication, participatory decision-making, and accountability, professionals and creatives can foster a culture that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, ultimately leading to more effective and sustainable solutions.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3841595,"We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3841530,"The world will not accept dictatorship or domination.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":30,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3841493,"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":78,"quote_text":79,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":30,"author":80,"source":81,"quote_tag":82,"commentary":9},3293362,"In the end, the “model” that came into existence in the USSR was not socialist but totalitarian. This is a serious matter to be reflected on by all who seriously aspire to progress for the benefit of the human race.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":84,"quote_text":85,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":30,"author":86,"source":87,"quote_tag":88,"commentary":9},3293353,"Ideological and political intolerance, even with the best and most sincere intentions, produces results that are the direct opposite of those intended.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":90,"totalPages":91,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":15},1,21]