Neither an ox nor a donkey is able to stop the progress of socialism.
Meaning of the quote
Neither an ox nor a donkey can stop the march of socialism. This quote means that even simple farm animals like oxen and donkeys cannot hold back the growth and spread of socialist ideas and policies. No matter how humble or ordinary, some things are just too strong to be stopped or reversed. The quote suggests that socialism will continue to advance and spread, no matter what obstacles or opponents it faces.
About Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German communist leader who ruled East Germany from 1971 to 1989. He was known as a dictator and oversaw the construction of the Berlin Wall. Honecker’s political career began in the 1930s and he later became the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. He was forced to resign in 1989 as the East German regime collapsed, and he later sought asylum in Chile where he died in 1994.
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Neither an ox nor a donkey is able to stop the progress of socialism.
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