Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.

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.

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

Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.

Attention, must be devoted principally to raising the workers to the level of revolutionaries; it is not our task to descend to the level of the 'working masses'.

No Marxist can deny that the interests of socialism are higher than the interests of the right of nations to self-determination.

Give us the child for eight years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.