"The bureaucracy, which has taken over the leadership of the party and the state, has become an obstacle to the further development of the revolution."

"Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes …"

"Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression and violence, and enjoy it to the full."

"Socialism needs democracy like the human body needs a nervous system."

"The working class is the only class that can truly lead the revolution."