Leader Quotes

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

Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.

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

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

Any cook should be able to run the country.

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

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

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

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

The goal of socialism is communism.

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

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.