Vladimir Lenin

“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.”

“The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.”

“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.”

“The goal of socialism is communism.”

“Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.”

“One man with a gun can control 100 without one.”

“To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics.”

“Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.”

“Crime is a product of social excess.”

“Democracy is indispensable to socialism.”

“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.”

“While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.”

“There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.”

“A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.”

“It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.”

“The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.”

“Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.”

“Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.”

“Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.”

“Sometimes - history needs a push.”