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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.

Vladimir Lenin

Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Democracy Movement Revolution Theory
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Decision Oppression Politics
Soviet power is a new type of state in which there is no bureacracy, no police, no standing army.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Army Police Power
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Freedom History Slave
Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Liberty People Reality Weapon
I don’t care what becomes of Russia. To hell with it. All this is only the road to a World Revolution.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Care Myself Revolution Road World
Any cook should be able to run the country.
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Country Food Run
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.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Independent Ordinary People Politics Revolution
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.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Desire Enemy Freedom Need Suicide Time Weapon
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Control Media People
One man with a gun can control 100 without one.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Leadership Men Oneself Weapon
A democracy is a state which recognizes the subjection of the minority to the majority, that is, an organization for the systematic use of violence by one class against the other, by one part of the population against another.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Democracy Oneself Organization Recognition Violence
You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Fire Heart Yourself
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.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Atheist Necessary Ourselves Practice Theory
People always have been and they always will be stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Freedom People Politics Stupidity Victim
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.
VLADIMIR LENIN

Play Politics Prison Time

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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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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