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

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."
— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

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

"Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world."
— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

"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 Ilyich Lenin

"The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves."
— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

"It is more pleasant and useful to go through the 'experience of the revolution' than to write about it. "
— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation."
— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin