So much pasta . I ' ll have leftovers for days <| sep |> Tried that with the wife ' s dress . Got a totally different effect . <| sep |> I ' ve definitely won this battle <| sep |> Yes , it is true that a result of the tremendous political ignorance in this country created by the schools and the media , there are many people who do not know the difference between ' socialism ' and ' communism . ' Yes , on more than one occasion , I have been told to ' go back to Russia . ' But , if we maintain a strong position on civil liberties , express our continued opposition to authoritarianism and the concept of the oneparty state , I am confident that the vast majority of the people will understand that there is nothing incompatible between socialism and democracy . That has been the case in Vermont and I believe , with proper effort , that it can be the case nationally . Further , given the fact that in Burlington we have almost doubled voter turnout and have significantly increased citizen participation , it is very hard for our opponents to argue that we are not ' democratic . ' Bernie Sanders , 1989 To me , socialism doesn ' t mean state ownership of everything , by any means , it means creating a nation , and a world , in which all human beings have a decent standard of living . Bernie Sanders , 1990