"To rely upon conviction, upon loyalty, upon the conscientiousness of the army – that is stupidity, that is childishness, that is naiveté, that is unworthiness."

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."

"War is a continuation of policy by other means."

"The advanced guard of the proletariat, the Communist Party, is necessary to lead the working class."

"The advanced detachment of the proletariat is a vanguard that is capable of leading the entire mass of the working people, and not merely of pushing them forward."