...the realm of freedom does not commence until the point is passed where labor under the compulsion of necessity and of external utility is required.

As in private life one differentiates between what a man thinks and says of himself and what he really is and does, so in historical struggles one must still more distinguish the language and the imaginary aspirations of parties from their real organism and their real interests, their conception of themselves from their reality.

Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.

We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.

Hazrat Mahal, Begum of Oudh, during the national liberation uprising of 1857-59 in India headed the rebels.

The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.

Do not be deluded by the abstract word Freedom. Whose freedom? Not the freedom of one individual in relation to another, but freedom of Capital to crush the worker.