"The permanent revolution, in the Marxian sense, means that the complete, decisive, and radical solution of the tasks of the democratic revolution is conceivable only through the dictatorship of the pr…"

"The working class, having seized power, must immediately proceed to socialist transformations."

"Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into a state of despair and cynicism unless you have an ideal to cling to."

"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

"The fate of the revolution depends on the international proletariat."