“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” ~ Winston Churchill
This truthful and accurate description of socialism (and communism) comes from Sir Winston Churchill, the fearless and shrewd conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain who helped the Allies win the war in Europe in WWII. The famous phrase is a truncated version of two different comments that Churchill made on two separate occasions regarding the fundamental flaws of socialism (and communism).
“Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.” ~ Winston Churchill — (Perth, Scotland, 28 May 1948, in Churchill, Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 & 1948 (London: Cassell, 1950), 347.)
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“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” ~ Winston Churchill — (House of Commons, 22 October 1945.)
A similar public declaration about socialism’s dark characteristics was made by Churchill in June 1948. “I do not at all wonder that British youth is in revolt against the morbid doctrine that nothing matters but the equal sharing of miseries, that what used to be called the ‘submerged tenth’ can only be rescued by bringing the other nine-tenths down to their level…” ~ Winston Churchill — (House of Commons, 13 June 1948.)
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“Winston Churchill was an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice – from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.” (from Gov.uk)
