<blockquote>'..The destruction of Russia and Kampuchea, the humiliation of the Chinese and Eastern European people, are not "distortions of socialism" as the defenders of this doctrine would like to convince us: they are inevitable consequences of the destruction of the market which started with an attempt to replace the economic decisions of free individuals by the "wisdom of the planners." '
- Yuri N. Maltsev, Senior Fellow, International Center for Development Policy; The Ludwig von Mises Institute; and Senior Researcher, Institute of Economics, Academy of Sciences, USSR (1987-89), April 1990 -
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'..collectivization ideas [are actually] unconstitutional..' - Angela Merkel ('..The USSR .. Weber warned..')</blockquote>