Those who are opposed to armed uprising. Must be ruthlessly kicked out as enemies, traitors and cowards.
VLADIMIR LENINThose who are opposed to armed uprising. Must be ruthlessly kicked out as enemies, traitors and cowards.
VLADIMIR LENINGive me a child for the first 5 years of his life and he will be mine forever.
VLADIMIR LENINThere are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
VLADIMIR LENINThe way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
VLADIMIR LENINHow can you make a revolution without executions?
VLADIMIR LENINYou can become a Communist only when you enrich your mind with a knowledge of all the treasures created by mankind.
VLADIMIR LENINHonesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.
VLADIMIR LENINWe do not have time to play at “oppositions” at “conferences.” We will keep our political opponents,whether open or disguised as “nonparty,” in prison.
VLADIMIR LENINWe are not shooting enough professors.
VLADIMIR LENINNo amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.
VLADIMIR LENINThe only one who doesn’t make mistakes is the one who doesn’t do anything.
VLADIMIR LENINLearning is never done without errors and defeat.
VLADIMIR LENINI am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don’t eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.
VLADIMIR LENINAutocracy cannot do without its twin agents: a hangman and a priest, the first to suppress popular resistance by force, the second to sweeten and embellish the lot of the oppressed with empty promises of a heavenly kingdom.
VLADIMIR LENINAny cook should be able to run the country.
VLADIMIR LENINDon’t be afraid to admit defeat. Learn from defeat. Do over again more thoroughly, more carefully, and more systematically what you have done badly.
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