There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.

Quote by Vladimir Lenin

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No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.

No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.

Crime is a product of social excess.

Crime is a product of social excess.

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

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

Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.

Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.

Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.

Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To...

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be...

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself...

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself...

If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits...

If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits...

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no...

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no...

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also...

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also...

The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.

The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.

When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there...

When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there...