Human reason has discovered many amazing things in nature and will discover still more, and will thereby increase its power over nature. Vladimir Lenin More Quotes by Vladimir Lenin More Quotes From Vladimir Lenin Where and when have riots and anarchy been provoked by wise measures? If the government had acted wisely, and if their measures had met the needs of the poor peasants, would there have been unrest among the peasant masses? Vladimir Lenin government wise needs The Jewish bourgeoisie are our enemies, not as Jews but as bourgeoisie. The Jewish worker is our brother. Vladimir Lenin bourgeoisie brother enemy Atheism is the natural and inseparable part of Communism. Vladimir Lenin atheism communism natural A party is the vanguard of a class, and its duty is to lead the masses and not merely to reflect the average political level of the masses. Vladimir Lenin party class average No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses. Vladimir Lenin hungry freedom political Sometimes - history needs a push. Vladimir Lenin sometimes needs The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. Vladimir Lenin class country history People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be, until they have learned to seek out the interests of some class or other behind all moral, religious, political and social phrases, declarations and promises. Vladimir Lenin religious self class Of all the arts, for us the cinema is the most important. Vladimir Lenin cinema important art You cannot make a revolution in white gloves. Vladimir Lenin gloves revolution white A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution. Vladimir Lenin revolution impossible reality Bourgeois democracy is democracy of pompous phrases, solemn words, exuberant promises and the high-sounding slogans of freedom and equality. But, in fact, it screens the non-freedom and inferiority of women, the non-freedom and inferiority of the toilers and exploited. Vladimir Lenin phrases democracy promise Victory will belong only to those who have faith in the people, those who are immersed in the life-giving spring of popular creativity. Vladimir Lenin creativity spring people We shall not bind ourselves by treaties. We shall not allow ourselves to be entangled by treaties. We reject all clauses on plunder and violence, but we shall welcome all clauses containing provisions for good-neighbourly relations and all economic agreements; we cannot reject these. Vladimir Lenin welcome violence agreement Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital. Vladimir Lenin triumph communism world We shall not achieve socialism without a struggle. Vladimir Lenin socialism achieve struggle It is not difficult to be a revolutionary when revolution has already broken out and is in spate, when all people are joining the revolution just because they are carried away, because it is the vogue, and sometimes even from careerist motives. It is far more difficult--and far more precious--to be a revolutionary when the conditions for direct, open, really mass and really revolutionary struggle do not yet exist. Vladimir Lenin broken struggle people Comrade Stalin, having become Secretary-General, has unlimited authority concentrated in his hands, and I am not sure whether he will always be capable of using that authority with sufficient caution. Vladimir Lenin unlimited authority hands The majority of the so-called great powers have long been exploiting and enslaving a whole series of small and weak peoples. And the imperialist war is nothing other than a war for the division and redivision of this kind of booty. Vladimir Lenin majority war long Be as radical as Reality. Vladimir Lenin radical reality
