Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
It is more pleasant and useful to go through the 'experience of the revolution' than to write about it.
One man with a gun can control 100 without one.... Make mass searches and hold executions for found arms.
One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers and the disarming of the bourgeoisie (the middle class).
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
He who now talks about the "freedom of the press" goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.
The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effortis able to develop only trade-union consciousness.
In the history of modern socialism this is a phenomenon, that the strife of the various trends within the socialist movement has from national become international.
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.
A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
While the State exists there can be no freedom when there is freedom there will be no State.
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.
The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To delay action is the same as death.
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.
The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.