F. Scott FitzgeraldCommunism...muat of necessity be a saddening process for anyone who has ever tasted the intellectual pleasures of the world we live in.
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Communism is the oppression of the masses by a minority that believes its ideology is right and that it can control humanity by forcing its will on people. The sad truth of the matter is that people do not understand their own potential for greatness. The myth of communism keeps them under a cloud of ignorance and keeps them from escaping their rut. People believe that they are incapable of achieving anything, which is the myth behind communism.
The great thing about our world today is that we can choose to be as good as we want to be. We only need to take the time to learn how to be creative and productive in our free time, and we can achieve great things. Those who believe they can be nothing more than an unproductive drone are bound to miss out on life’s greatest pleasures just because they choose not to see their potential.
Source: Dear Scott/Dear Max: The Fitzgeraldperkins Correspondence
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