Human knowledge is not (or does not follow) a straight line, but a curve, which endlessly approximates a series of circles, a spiral. Any fragment, segment, section of this curve can be transformed (transformed one-sidedly) into an independent, complete, straight line, which then (if one does not see the wood for the trees) leads into the quagmire, into clerical obscurantism (where it is anchored by the class interests of the ruling classes).

Chess is only a recreation and not an occupation.

All extremes are bad. All that is good and useful, if carried to extremes, may become-and beyond a certain limit is bound to become-bad and injurious.

Honesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.

Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.

Everyone is free to write and say whatever he likes, without any restrictions.

For the first time the peasant has seen real freedom - freedom to eat his bread, freedom from starvation.