“In modern capitalism economic exploitation rather than political oppression is the real enemy of the people.”

“The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. ”

“We do not believe that capitalism, or any economic system, is the cause of female oppression, nor do we believe that female oppression will disappear as a result of purely economic revolution.”

“More people than ever before look to government as their best chance of securing well-being rather than as their inevitable enemy. Politics as a contest to capture state power has at times apparently replaced religion (sometimes even appearing to eclipse market economics) as the focus of faith that can move mountains.”

“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.”

“The fall of one regime does not bring in a utopia. Rather, it opens the way for hard work and long efforts to build more just social, economic,and political relationships and the eradication of other forms of injustices and oppression.”