46 Vladimir Lenin Quotes on Life & Politics (COMMUNISM)

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There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.

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

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

A lie told often enough becomes the truth. — A lie told often enough becomes the **truth**.

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

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

Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.

Politics is the concentrated expression of economics.

Every cook has to learn how to govern the state. — Every cook has to **learn** how to govern the state.

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“Unity is a great thing and a great slogan. But what the workers’ cause needs is the unity of Marxists, not unity between Marxists, and opponents and distorters of Marxism.”
Vladimir Lenin

Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world. — Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world.

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

One quick way to destroy a society is through its music. — One quick way to destroy a society is through its **music**.

No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.

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

Every society is three meals away from chaos.

Whenever the cause of the people is entrusted to professors, it is lost.

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

Three keys to success read, read, read. — Three keys to **success**: read, read, **read**.

It is more pleasant and useful to go through the 'experience of the revolution' than to write about it. — It is more pleasant and useful to go through the ‘experience of the revolution’ than to write about it.

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“If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in general, and teenagers in particular. By making drugs of various kinds readily available, by creating the necessary attitude of chaos, idleness and worthlessness, and by preparing him psychologically and politically, we can succeed.”
Vladimir Lenin

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

In the history of modern socialism this is a phenomenon, that the strife of the various trends within the socialist movement has from national become international.

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.

The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.

Democracy is indispensable to socialism.

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

There are no morals in politics; the is only experience. A scoundrel may be of use because he is a scoundrel.

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“When a liberal is abused, he says, ‘Thank God they didn’t beat me.’ When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn’t kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.”
Vladimir Lenin

The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.

While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State.

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

Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

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.

All official and liberal science defends wage-slavery, whereas Marxism has declared relentless war on that slavery.

“I can’t listen to music too often. It affects your nerves, makes you want to say stupid nice things and stroke the heads of people who could create such beauty while living in this vile hell.”
Vladimir Lenin