In spite of the existence of the Soviet Union, however, the proletarian revolution during the past years has not recorded a victory in any other country.

Similar (of course, far from identical) irritations in similar conditions call out similar reflexes; the more powerful the irritation, the sooner it overcomes personal peculiarities. To a tickle, people react differently, but to a red-hot iron, alike. As a steam-hammer converts a sphere and a cube alike into sheet metal, so under the blow of too great and inexorable events resistances are smashed and the boundaries of "individuality" lost.

Look back at history - those who guided the revolution in the time of its culmination never kept their leading positions long after the turning point.

When one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.

The motive force of history is truth and not lies.

The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.