Who said “Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals [With] no cure except as a guillotine might…”?

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Clare Boothe Luce. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNewsweek (Jan. 24, 1955)

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Luce, C. B. (n.d.). Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals [With] no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10458-communism-is-the-opiate-of-the-intellectuals-with/

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Luce, Clare Boothe. “Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals [With] no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10458-communism-is-the-opiate-of-the-intellectuals-with/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Luce, Clare Boothe. “Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals [With] no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10458-communism-is-the-opiate-of-the-intellectuals-with/.

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