Anti-communism
Four Essays on Liberty – Isaiah Berlin (1969) [Liberal Pluralist]
>> “The belief that history moves toward a single, final solution licenses unlimited coercion in the present. Marxism is among the most influential forms of this belief.”
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy – Joseph Schumpeter (1942) [Elite Liberal]
>> “For Marx, capitalism must collapse not because it is inefficient, but because history has decreed it. The prediction precedes the analysis.”
The Opium of the Intellectuals – Raymond Aron (1955) [Liberal Republican]
>> “Marxism functions as a secular religion. It offers a complete explanation of history, a privileged class of the elect, and a promised end of time in which all contradictions are resolved. Like religious faiths, it excuses crimes committed in the name of the final salvation, and it explains away every failure as a temporary deviation on the road to redemption.”
The Poverty of Historicism – Karl Popper (1957) [Classical Liberal
>>“The belief that we can predict the future of society by discovering its laws of motion is a superstition. It rests on the assumption that history moves toward a predetermined end. This belief, central to Marxism, converts political programs into revelations and criticism into blasphemy.”
'State of the Union' Address – Donald Trump (2019) [National Conservative]
>> “We are alarmed by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and independence, not government coercion, domination, and control.”