Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

— Vladimir Lenin

Truth

No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.

— Vladimir Lenin

Freedom

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.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Sometimes - history needs a push.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

The goal of socialism is communism.

— Vladimir Lenin

Success

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Freedom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

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.

— Vladimir Lenin

Freedom

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.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Freedom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Democracy is indispensable to socialism.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

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.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

— Vladimir Lenin

Freedom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

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

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom

Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.

— Vladimir Lenin

Wisdom