There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
VLADIMIR LENINHow can you make a revolution without executions?
More Vladimir Lenin Quotes
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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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Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich — that is the democracy of capitalist society.
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It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.
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The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.
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Three keys to success: read, read, read.
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Don’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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You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice.
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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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Give us the child for eight years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
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Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.
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I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don’t eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.
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The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation.
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Whenever the cause of the people is entrusted to professors, it is lost.
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There can be nothing more abominable than religion.
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You must act with all energy. Mass searches. Execution for concealing arms.
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