The entire trend of development is towards abolition of coercive domination of one part of society over another.

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

Literature must become party literature. Down with unpartisan litterateurs! Down with the superman of literature! Literature must become a part of the general cause of the proletariat.

A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.

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

One cannot live in society and be free from society.

The state does not function as we desired. A man is at the wheel and seems to lead it, but the car does not drive in the desired direction. It moves as another force wishes.