We Social-Democrats always stand for democracy, not “in the name of capitalism,” but in the name of clearing the path for our movement, which clearing is impossible without the development of capitalism.
VLADIMIR LENINWe can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.
More Vladimir Lenin Quotes
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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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The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation.
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The true leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the people.
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Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.
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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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Only by abolishing private property in land and building cheap and hygienic dwellings can the housing problem be solved.
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America has become one of the foremost countries in regard to the depth of the abyss which lies between the handful of arrogant multimillionaires who wallow in filth and luxury, and the millions of working people who constantly live on the verge of pauperism.
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Give us the child for eight years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
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You can become a Communist only when you enrich your mind with a knowledge of all the treasures created by mankind.
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It would be the greatest mistake, certainly, to think that concessions mean peace. Nothing of the kind. Concessions are nothing but a new form of war.
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Pacifism, the preaching of peace in the abstract, is one of the means of duping the working class.
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Comrade Stalin, having become Secretary-General, has unlimited authority concentrated in his hands, and I am not sure whether he will always be capable of using that authority with sufficient caution.
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When a liberal is abused, he says, ‘Thank God they didn’t beat me.’ When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn’t kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.
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The only one who doesn’t make mistakes is the one who doesn’t do anything.
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It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.
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