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

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

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The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To delay action is the same as death.

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

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It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.

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

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

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

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

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

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