No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself.
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward--or go back
Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.
The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.
The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.
It is necessary - secretly and urgently to prepare the terror.