The repression of liberty that took place in the countries in which Communist regimes were established cannot be adequately explained as a product of backwardness, or of errors in the application of Marxian theory. It was the result of a resolute attempt to realize an Enlightenment utopia - a condition of society in which no serious form of conflict any longer exists.


'Isaiah Berlin: The Value of Decency' (p.99) - Gray's Anatomy: Selected Writings (2009)

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The repression of liberty that took place in the countries in which Communist regimes were established cannot be adequately explained as a product of ...

The repression of liberty that took place in the countries in which Communist regimes were established cannot be adequately explained as a product of ...

The repression of liberty that took place in the countries in which Communist regimes were established cannot be adequately explained as a product of ...

The repression of liberty that took place in the countries in which Communist regimes were established cannot be adequately explained as a product of ...