There's no such thing as a common truth. And, about socialism failing every time it is tried: If that's the case, then why are Scandanavian countries (all moderate forms of socialism) reporting the highest levels of happiness amongst its people and why are capitalistic countries, yes, the U.S. included, in the middle of the pack? That's not failure, no matter how many times your Republicans repeat it it won't make it true. It's just rhetoric. Rhetoric. Rhetoric. That's all.