The history of a revolution is for us first of all a history of the forcible entrance of the masses into the realm of rulership over their own destiny.

Under all conditions, well-organized violence seems to him the shortest distance between two points.

In Stalin each [Soviet bureaucrat] easily finds himself. But Stalin also finds in each one a small part of his own spirit. Stalin is the personification of the bureaucracy. That is the substance of his political personality.

The Soviet State does not need either illusions or camouflage. It can claim only that world authority which is confirmed by the facts.

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.

A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified.

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.