Vladimir Lenin

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

The goal of socialism is communism.

Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism.

The state is a special organisation of force: it is an organisation of violence for the suppression of some class.

All power to the Soviets!

Without a revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.

The press is the most powerful weapon in the hands of the Party.

Give us an organization of revolutionaries, and we will overturn Russia!

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

The more we are able to demonstrate the necessity of a firm and ruthless government, the more we shall be able to overcome the resistance of the exploiters.

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

We must learn to combine the 'public' (non-party) work with the party work, and to test the results of the one by the other.

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

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

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: freedom for slave-owners.

The most important thing is to win the war, and to win it as quickly as possible.

The soundest strategy in war is to postpone operations until the morale of the enemy declines.

We will turn Russia into a land of electricity.