Pacifism, the preaching of peace in the abstract, is one of the means of duping the working class.
VLADIMIR LENINBut democracy is by no means a limit one may not overstep; it is only one of the stages in the course of development from feudalism to capitalism, and from capitalism to Communism.
More Vladimir Lenin Quotes
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One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers Communist and the disarming of the bourgeoisie the middle class.
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We do not have time to play at “oppositions” at “conferences.” We will keep our political opponents,whether open or disguised as “nonparty,” in prison.
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I don’t care what becomes of Russia. To hell with it. All this is only the road to a World Revolution.
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There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
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The bourgeoisie is many times stronger than we. To give it the weapon of freedom of the press is to ease the enemy’s cause, to help the class enemy. We do not desire to end in suicide, so we will not do this.
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We are not shooting enough professors.
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People always have been and they always will be stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics.
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But I can’t listen to music too often. It affects your nerves, makes you want to say stupid, nice things, and stroke the heads of people who could create such beauty while living in this vile hell.
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No Marxist can deny that the interests of socialism are higher than the interests of the right of nations to self-determination.
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Atheism is the natural and inseparable part of Communism.
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We would be deceiving both ourselves and the people if we concealed from the masses the necessity of a desperate, bloody war of extermination, as the immediate task of the coming revolutionary action.
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The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.
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Only by abolishing private property in land and building cheap and hygienic dwellings can the housing problem be solved.
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Those who are opposed to armed uprising. Must be ruthlessly kicked out as enemies, traitors and cowards.
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The aim of socialism is not only to abolish the present division of mankind into smaller states and all-national isolation, not only to bring the nations closer to each other, but also to merge them.
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