“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.”

Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich — that is the democracy of capitalist society.

Of all the arts, for us the cinema is the most important.

You must act with all energy. Mass searches. Execution for concealing arms.

But every little difference may become a big one if it is insisted on.

Three keys to success: read, read, read.

Pacifism, the preaching of peace in the abstract, is one of the means of duping the working class.

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.

There can be nothing more abominable than religion.

The true leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the people.

The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive.

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

One 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.

When a liberal is abused, he says, ‘Thank God they didn’t beat me.’ When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn’t kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.

Give me a child for the first 5 years of his life and he will be mine forever.

We need the real, nation-wide terror which reinvigorates the country and through which the Great French Revolution achieved glory.

As an ultimate objective, “peace” simply means communist world control.

Letting go is not only okay it’s best.

Your best success comes after your greatest disappointment.

I’d like to take a course in writing. I’m not the best writer in the world. I’d like to write more neatly, even though people don’t send many handwritten letters these days.

When you’re the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.

I try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.

I did my best. I guess my best wasn’t good enough.

Either I believe I can be the best heavyweight fighter in the world and beat everyone, or I will not. I feel I can beat everyone as a heavyweight.

Don’t struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected.