If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years.

In the last analysis, productivity of labour is the most important, the principal thing for the victory of the new social system.

Imperialism, in a sense, is the transition stage from capitalism to Socialism. . . . It is capitalism dying, not dead.

Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

When it comes to hang the capitalists they will compete with each other to sell us the rope at a lower price.

Soviet power is a new type of state in which there is no bureacracy, no police, no standing army.