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I Believe That We Have To Strive For A Transition To A Socialist Society ... All The Way To Communism. I Mean I Think We Should, Uh, I Think We Should All Study What The Word Means And I Believe That If Everyone Knew What The Word Meant We Would All Be On Our Knees Praying That We Would, As Soon As Possible, Be Able To Live Under, Uh, Within A Communist Structure.

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I Believe That We Have To Strive For A Transition To A Socialist Society ... All The Way To Communism. I Mean I Think We Should, Uh, I Think We Should All Study What The Word Means And I Believe That If Everyone Knew What The Word Meant We Would All Be On Our Knees Praying That We Would, As Soon As Possible, Be Able To Live Under, Uh, Within A Communist Structure.

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