Fascism is capitalism in decay. Vladimir Lenin
It is necessary to be able to withstand all this, to agree to any and every sacrifice, and even – if need be – to resort to all sorts of stratagems, manoeuvres and illegal methods, to evasion and subterfuges in order to penetrate the trade unions, to remain in them, and to carry on Communist work in them at all costs. Lenin
You cannot make a revolution in white gloves. Lenin
Give us the child for eight years and it will be a Bolshevik forever. Lenin
Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capitalism is established; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun, in which the division of all territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed. Lenin
If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years. Lenin
Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself. Lenin
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State. Lenin
Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. Lenin
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. Lenin
It is true that liberty is precious – so precious that it must be rationed. Lenin
The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. Lenin
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin. Lenin
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward – or go back. Lenin