When I joined the Communist movement in 1935 it was based upon the belief that mankind's future was to be found there. Certainly, millions who joined it the world over, like myself, didn't join it for profit.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I joined the Communist Party because I felt I had to be in some organization.
Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.
When I was young I had a moment of believing in the Communist doctrine. I wanted to save the world through Communism. Quite soon I understood that it doesn't work, but I've never pretended it didn't happen to me.
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.
I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.
I'm a Communist, fully convinced and dedicated to my cause.
Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.
Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky.
I'm still a communist in the sense that I don't believe the world will survive with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer - I think that the pressures will get so tremendous that the social contract will just come apart.
I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.