The bourgeoisie is many times stronger than we. To give it the weapon of freedom of the press is to ease the enemy's cause, to help the class enemy. We do not desire to end in suicide, so we will not do this.

The whole struggle of our Party (and of the working class movement in Europe generally) must be directed against opportunism. The latter is not a current of opinion, not a tendency; it (opportunism) has now become the organised tool of the bourgeoisie within the working class movement.

The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.

Dictatorship is rule based directly upon force and unrestricted by any laws. The revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat is rule won and maintained by the use of violence by the proletariat against the bourgeoisie, rule that is unrestricted by any laws.

Germany will militarize herself out of existence, England will expand herself out of existence, and America will spend herself out of existence.

One fool can ask more questions in a minute than 12 wise men can answer in an hour.

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To delay action is the same as death.