Adapted from a speech by Marco Rubio, secretary of state, and also commentary by Dmitri Bolt, columnist, Townhall. Source: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/07/16/marco-rubio-communism-doesnt-even-sound-good-in-theory-n2679567.

A World Without lyrics

Communism sounds good in theorybut it never works in practiceThat’s actually not trueCommunism does not sound good in theoryThe world Communists envision for usIs small, flat, and greyLeveled of all exceptionDrained of all that is noble in the human soul

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

Communists are architectsOf revolutionary violenceThe towering achievement of our civilizationFor them, it’s an unbearable humiliationA reminder of what they cannot doAnd a reminder of what they cannot beSo they choose instead to destroy

Communism is a system builtTo erase ambition and courageCommunists were never going to produceProduce anything worth wantingThe tragedy is that it took a centuryAnd tens of millions of livesAnd the ruins of a dozen nationsFor the world to learnWhat should have been obviousFrom the first page of the theory

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

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