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.
VLADIMIR LENINOne 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.
More Vladimir Lenin Quotes
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One fool can ask more questions in a minute than 12 wise men can answer in an hour.
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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.
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The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
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You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice.
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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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Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.
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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 best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.
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One of the chief symptoms of every revolution is the sharp and sudden increase in the number of ordinary people who take an active, independent and forceful interest in politics.
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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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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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One cannot live in society and be free from society.
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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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Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
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We must pursue the removal of church property by any means necessary in order to secure for ourselves a fund of several hundred million gold rubles.
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