I came out of the Soviet Union no longer a communist, because I believed in personal freedom.
Meaning of the quote
Rose Wilder Lane, an American journalist, used to be a communist when she lived in the Soviet Union. But after leaving the Soviet Union, she realized that she believed more in personal freedom instead of communism. She no longer wanted to be a communist because she valued being able to make her own choices and live her life the way she wanted to.
About Rose Wilder Lane
Rose Wilder Lane was an influential American writer and the daughter of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was one of the key advocates of the American libertarian movement, alongside other female writers like Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson.
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