“The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others who wanted to bring about 'socialism with a human face.'” HumansWantedFacesDifferencesPartyRevolutionMembersSpringSocialismFormerCommunistVelvetCommunist PartyHuman FacesPrague Author:Adam Michnik
“A lot of my father's generation were thinking about communism and had deep liberal and progressive connections. He never admitted whether he was a card-carrying communist party member but I think its possible.” ThinkingFatherPartyGenerationsMembersConnectionsCardsCommunismProgressiveCommunistCommunist Party Author:Anne Waldman
“In the Communist Party, we address problems very openly and sometimes very vocally, and we point out abuses. This is a good thing. We exercise self-criticism once a year. Although 80 percent of the members of the National Assembly are also members of the Communist Party, this does not prevent them from sharply criticizing the administrative and governmental system.” YearsDoeSelfSometimesProblemPartyExerciseMembersPercentCriticismAbuseGood ThingsAddressesCriticizeCommunistAssemblyAdministrativeCommunist PartySelf Criticism Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“When the Communist Party comes to power, it acts a lot like the mafia: If you are a loyal member in good standing, everything is yours. You're protected, even if you commit a crime.” IfsPartyCrimeMembersStandingCommitCommunistLoyalProtectedMafiaCommunist Party Author:Josef Skvorecky
“To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but it is bitter and unforgettable.” StatesPartyTasteMembersPoliceBitterBitternessCommunistPolice StateUnforgettableCommunist Party Author:Elia Kazan
“They [the union] were members of the Communist Party - they didn't care one way or another about Russia, they just cared about the United States.” WayStatesCareUnitedPartyUnited StatesMembersUnionsRussiaOne WayCommunistCommunist Party Author:Noam Chomsky
“From the outset, when [Ho Chi Minh] became a member of the French Communist Party in 1920, he was an independent thinker who adjusted Marxist-Leninist ideas and tactics to what he perceived to be the concrete situation in Indochina.” IdeasPartySituationMembersIndependentCommunistThinkerConcreteTacticsMarxistCommunist PartyIndochina Author:William J. Duiker
“I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party.” BelieveI BelievePartyMembersDemocratProgressiveCommunistCommunist PartyCaucus Author:Allen West