The fact that you are free is not your achievement, but rather a failure on our side.

The fact that you are free is not your achievement, but rather a failure on our side.

We stand for organized terror - this should be frankly admitted. Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution. Our aim is to fight against the enemies of the Soviet Government and of the new order of life. We judge quickly. In most cases only a day passes between the apprehension of the criminal and his sentence. When confronted with evidence criminals in almost every case confess; and what argument can have greater weight than a criminal's own confession.

We represent in ourselves organized terror - this must be said very clearly.