“American Communists have the opportunity to preach freely their ideas. It would be absolutely wrong to hold the Soviet government responsible for activities of the American Communists.”

Quantity has a quality all its own.

The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic.

It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.

You know, they are fooling us, there is no God.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

When you chop wood, splinters fly.

This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.

The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.

How do you expect the Germans to revolt when they don’t even dare walk on the grass?

Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down.

Remember how the first world war broke out. It broke out as a result of the desire to redivide the world.

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.

The Jews are not a nation!

Take some exercise, try to recover the look of a human being.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

We don’t need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

You know why there’s a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.