But democracy is by no means a limit one may not overstep; it is only one of the stages in the course of development from feudalism to capitalism, and from capitalism to Communism.

People always have been and they always will be stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics.

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

But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it not a fact that the more rapidly trade and capitalism develop, the greater is the concentration of production and capital which gives rise to monopoly?

It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.

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

Political institutions are a superstructure resting on an economic foundation.