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Vladimir Lenin [1870-1924] Russian

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Leader, Revolutionary

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.

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Quote	Tags	Rank
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.	Truth	101
The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.	Best	102
One man with a gun can control 100 without one.		103
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.	Government	104
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.	Freedom	105
Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.		106
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.		107
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.		108
It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.		109
The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.		110
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.	Politics	111
Democracy is indispensable to socialism.		112
The goal of socialism is communism.		113
Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.		114
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.	Freedom, Society	115
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, Time	116
The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.	History	117
Fascism is capitalism in decay.		118
A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.		119
Crime is a product of social excess.		120
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.		121
No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.	Freedom	122
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.		123
When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.	Freedom	124
Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.		125
If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years.		126
To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics.	Politics	201
Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.		202
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.	History	203
Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.		204
Sometimes - history needs a push.	History	205
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.		206
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.	Politics	207
Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.		208
Any cook should be able to run the country.		209
Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.		210
Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.		211
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.		212
The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To delay action is the same as death.		213

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