Ahh Quotes: The Cost of Freedom: Quotes and Warnings Against Communism and Totalitarianism

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Cost of Freedom: Quotes and Warnings Against Communism and Totalitarianism

These quotes advocate for the values of freedom and truth, highlighting the preciousness of freedom, the cost of losing it, and warning against the dangers of totalitarianism, dictatorship, and communism.

⊙The Meaning of Freedom and Its Cost: Lessons from Communism and Dictatorship

The presented quotes highlight the intrinsic value of freedom and the consequences of its loss. They remind us that safeguarding liberty is not merely a right, but a universal value that everyone must uphold. Through these quotes, we are reminded of the preciousness of freedom, how easily we take it for granted, and the significant price we must pay if we lose it.

If you want to continue to collect the fruits of socialism,

you must abandon all the fruits of freedom.

- Vladimir Bukovsky -

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. - Thomas Jefferson

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. - George Orwell

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows. - Winston Smith in 1984 : George Orwell

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence becomes an act of rebellion. - Albert Camus

We thought we'd leave communism behind, and everything would turn out fine. But it turns out you can't leave this and become free, because these people don't understand what freedom is. - Svetlana Alexievich

Individuals do not have inherent value under Marxism-Leninism. They exist to serve the state; the state does not exist to serve them. - Robert C. O’Brien

The workers went along with the Nazis, the Church stood by and watched, the middle classes were too cowardly to do anything, and so were the leading intellectuals. We allowed the unions to be abolished, the various religious denominations to be suppressed, there was no freedom of speech in the press or on the radio. Finally we let ourselves be driven into war. We were content for Germany to do without democratic representation and put up with pseudo-representation by people with no real say in anything. Ideals can’t be betrayed with impunity, and now we must all take the consequences. - Władysław Szpilman, The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw

You can't have free government without free enterprise. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

The life of a human being, let alone his personal freedom, is a matter of no importance. But the love of freedom is native to every human being and every nation, and cannot be suppressed in the long term. History teaches us that tyranny has never endured. And now we have blood-guilt on our conscience for the dreadful injustice of murdering the Jewish inhabitants. - Władysław Szpilman, The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and then find out what you're getting, while in a dictatorship you find out first and then vote.

- Charles Bukowski -

⊙The Weight of Truth: The Fall of a World Without Freedom and Criticism

This quote explains how a society without a free press and the role of criticism can transform into a totalitarian regime, and the severe impact that lies and oppression can have on society in the process. Niels Bohr emphasizes the importance of transparency and the freedom of criticism in a democracy, stating, "The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be publicity."

Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.

- Mark Twain -

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but without freedom, the press will certainly be bad. - Albert Camus

The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.

- George Orwell -

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. - Wole Soyinka

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be publicity. - Niels Bohr

Totalitarianism begins with a lie. It creates a false reality,

and then it demands everyone to believe it.

- Aldous Huxley -

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning people. - Heinrich Heine

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

- Vladimir Lenin -

⊙Election Fraud and Dictatorship: The Shadow of Totalitarianism, Socialism, and Communism

These quotes emphasize the importance of free elections and voting, which are core values of democracy, while raising awareness about the negative trends leading towards totalitarianism, socialism, and communism. They also stress the need for the international community to be vigilant of the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party and to unite in defense of democratic values. The message left on the wall of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology warns of the CCP's infiltration, the interference of Chinese enterprises, and the potential spread of repression similar to that in Xinjiang, suggesting that this is not just a concern but a real and imminent threat.

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. - Benjamin Franklin

The most effective way to destroy a democracy is to rig the elections. - Unknown

There is voter fraud. I know there is voter fraud. Steve Bannon