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Attempts to free ordinary people from oppression repeatedly led to what Mikhail Gorbachev frankly called "servility" to new despots. - Thomas Sowell
'''Oppression''' is "the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner".<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Oppression</ref> [[Marxism]] teaches that the [[proletariat]] is oppressed by the [[bourgeoisie]].
'''Oppression''' is "the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner".<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Oppression</ref>
==Contradictions in Marxist theory==
[[Marxism]] declared that the "[[proletariat]]" is oppressed by the "[[bourgeoisie]]" (i.e., ruling class), yet in every country where Marxists have taken power the result has been much worse oppression.
* Attempts to free ordinary people from oppression repeatedly led to what [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] frankly called "servility" to new despots. - [[Thomas Sowell]] [http://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Earth-Rise-Fall-Socialism/dp/1893554783/ref=cm_lmf_tit_9_rdssss0]
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