Real liberty exists only there where exploitation has been annihilated, where no oppression of some peoples by others exists, where there is no unemployment and pauperism, where a person does not tremble because tomorrow he may lose his job, home and bread.

Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.

Admittedly communism has not been achieved in Russia. State socialism has been built.

We have not yet built a communist society.It is not so easy to build such a society.

Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.