Karl Kautsky Quotes

It's hard in all countries. Democracy is hard, but it's better than the alternatives.

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

You cannot have socialism without democracy.

There can be no socialism without democracy.

I believe in defending democracy by preserving democracy, not by descending to the use of the same weapons used in dictatorships, whether of the Nazi or Communist stripe.

What is the difference between democracy and democratic socialism? The same as between a chair and an electric chair.

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy.

No free country has ever been without Parties, which are a natural offspring of freedom.

Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it.

Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society. There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.

If you give up on democracy, you might as well give up on everything.

He who would save liberty must put his trust in democracy.

A democracy is a compromise by its nature. It's not a dictatorship.

Fascism is more of a natural state than democracy. To assume blithely that we can export democracy into any country we choose can serve paradoxically to encourage more fascism at home and abroad. Democracy is a state of grace that is attained only by those countries who have a host of individuals not only ready to enjoy freedom but to undergo the heavy labor of maintaining it.

Democracy is perhaps the most promiscuous word in the world of public affairs.

The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens them.

Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.

Despite the dubious statistics … democracy is a thing of value for which we should be fighting.

Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state.

The only way to save the world is through socialism, but a socialism that exists within a democracy; there's no dictatorship here.

If we just go back to the basics... I do not want to give up our republic and become a socialistic ideological nation. That's not who we are.

The ultimate failures of dictatorship cost humanity far more than the temporary failures of democracy.

I do not believe that Communism will overwhelm the free world.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

The principle problem is the belief that democracy is the talisman for all the world’s problems.