Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in the ancient Greek republics: freedom for the slave-owners.

There can be no real and effective 'freedom' in a society based on the power of money, in a society in which the masses of working people live in poverty and the handful of rich live like parasites.

When feudalism was overthrown and "free" capitalist society appeared in the world, it at once became apparent that this freedom meant a new system of oppression and exploitation of the working people.

To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

I'm kind of hooked to the game of art and literature; my heroes are artists and writers.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free.