One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

There is no justice in bureaucracy for the individual, for bureaucracy caters only to itself. One cannot practice the same bureaucracy as one is fighting against.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

The people will have the right to elect their representatives from a list of candidates [who have been approved by the Party].