„In fundamental theory socialism and democracy are almost if not quite one and the same. They both rest at bottom upon the absolute right of the community to determine its own destiny and that of its members. Men as communities are supreme over men as individuals.“

— Woodrow Wilson

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„The essential truth of democracy is that each nation determines its own destiny.“
— Barack Obama
„There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism—by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.“
— Ayn Rand
„… just as the limb gives assistance to the body, likewise the member of the community helps the community and reigns supreme.“
— Ramana Maharshi
„It is the mark of the mind untrained to take its own processes as valid for all men, and its own judgments for absolute truth.“
— Aleister Crowley
„A growing community must integrate three elements: a life of silent prayer, a life of service and above all of listening to the poor, and a community life through which all its members can grow in their own gift.“
— Jean Vanier