V. I. Lenin
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The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive.
“Freedom” is a grand word, but under the banner of freedom for industry the most predatory wars were waged, under the banner of freedom of labour, the working people were robbed.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“Freedom” is a grand word, but under the banner of freedom for industry the most predatory wars were waged, under the banner of freedom of labour, the working people were robbed.
The domination of finance capital, as of capital in general, cannot be abolished by any kind of reforms in the realm of political democracy, and self-determination belongs wholly and exclusively to this realm.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The domination of finance capital, as of capital in general, cannot be abolished by any kind of reforms in the realm of political democracy, and self-determination belongs wholly and exclusively to this realm.
Can you possibly be such ignoramuses that you do not see the connection between the interests of the bourgeoisie as a class and their desire to confine themselves to reformism, between the condition of the working class and its contrary desire?
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Can you possibly be such ignoramuses that you do not see the connection between the interests of the bourgeoisie as a class and their desire to confine themselves to reformism, between the condition of the working class and its contrary desire?
Today, there has “suddenly” sprung up in this country a host of liberal and progressive “Marxophobes”
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today, there has “suddenly” sprung up in this country a host of liberal and progressive “Marxophobes”
Capitalists are not inclined to be frank about their incomes. “Commercial secrets” are strictly guarded and it is very difficult for the uninitiated to penetrate the “mysteries” of how riches are piled up. Private property is sacred…Such is the principle of capitalism.
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Capitalists are not inclined to be frank about their incomes. “Commercial secrets” are strictly guarded and it is very difficult for the uninitiated to penetrate the “mysteries” of how riches are piled up. Private property is sacred…Such is the principle of capitalism.
Confusion and tedium have beset liberal society, which is listlessly making appeals for reforms while admitting the impracticability of anything even approximating reform.
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Confusion and tedium have beset liberal society, which is listlessly making appeals for reforms while admitting the impracticability of anything even approximating reform.
The workers are surrounded on all sides by such a sea of lies in the bourgeois newspapers that they must fight for the truth at all costs, they must learn to recognise falsehoods and reject them.
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The workers are surrounded on all sides by such a sea of lies in the bourgeois newspapers that they must fight for the truth at all costs, they must learn to recognise falsehoods and reject them.
A strike on a large scale is the beginning of a political conflict, whether those engaged in the fight realise it or not.
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
A strike on a large scale is the beginning of a political conflict, whether those engaged in the fight realise it or not.
Nothing is said in the telegram about the seven and the six.
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Nothing is said in the telegram about the seven and the six.
The Liberals have been accustomed to console themselves with constitutional illusions and phrases about the rule of law, and close their eyes to the real relation of forces, to the class struggle.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Liberals have been accustomed to console themselves with constitutional illusions and phrases about the rule of law, and close their eyes to the real relation of forces, to the class struggle.
The same thing, of course, takes place in all capitalist countries. Governments manage the affairs of the capitalist class, and the managers are well paid. The managers are shareholders themselves. And they shear the sheep together, under cover of speeches about “patriotism....”
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The same thing, of course, takes place in all capitalist countries. Governments manage the affairs of the capitalist class, and the managers are well paid. The managers are shareholders themselves. And they shear the sheep together, under cover of speeches about “patriotism....”
Hundreds and thousands of shareholders who do not know each other make up a single enterprise; and these property-owners are quite often diddled by smart businessmen who empty the pockets of their business partners using “commercial secrets” as a cover.
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Hundreds and thousands of shareholders who do not know each other make up a single enterprise; and these property-owners are quite often diddled by smart businessmen who empty the pockets of their business partners using “commercial secrets” as a cover.
[The government] also tried, in its fright, to influence the workers by silly talk about the employers’ Christian love for the workers. But the workers only jeered at this talk, and no amount of persecution could check the movement, in which tens and hundreds of thousands of workers were involved.
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
[The government] also tried, in its fright, to influence the workers by silly talk about the employers’ Christian love for the workers. But the workers only jeered at this talk, and no amount of persecution could check the movement, in which tens and hundreds of thousands of workers were involved.
Anyone who wants to make us reject Marx’s method… must take one of two paths: either he must reject altogether the idea of objective laws… and abandon all attempts at providing a scientific basis for sociology; or he must show… an analysis that will stand up… to Marx’s analysis in Capital.
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Anyone who wants to make us reject Marx’s method… must take one of two paths: either he must reject altogether the idea of objective laws… and abandon all attempts at providing a scientific basis for sociology; or he must show… an analysis that will stand up… to Marx’s analysis in Capital.
“I’m not a capitalist, am I? We’re workers, we are defending our freedom.” You’re wrong, you are fighting because you are obeying your capitalist government; it’s the governments, not the peoples, who are carrying on this war
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“I’m not a capitalist, am I? We’re workers, we are defending our freedom.” You’re wrong, you are fighting because you are obeying your capitalist government; it’s the governments, not the peoples, who are carrying on this war
Marxism demands an attentive attitude to the mass struggle in progress, which, as the movement develops, as the class-consciousness of the masses grows, as economic and political crises become acute, continually gives rise to new and more varied methods of defence and attack.
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Marxism demands an attentive attitude to the mass struggle in progress, which, as the movement develops, as the class-consciousness of the masses grows, as economic and political crises become acute, continually gives rise to new and more varied methods of defence and attack.
the “Tolstoyan”, i.e., the jaded, hysterical sniveller called the Russian intellectual, who publicly beats his breast and wails: “I am a bad wicked man, but I am practising moral self-perfection; I don’t eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.”
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
the “Tolstoyan”, i.e., the jaded, hysterical sniveller called the Russian intellectual, who publicly beats his breast and wails: “I am a bad wicked man, but I am practising moral self-perfection; I don’t eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.”
The workers saw how their united struggle forced the abandonment of hypocritical police lies…They understood who was their real foe when they, who were not violating law and order, had the troops and police sent against them, just as though they were the country’s enemies.
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The workers saw how their united struggle forced the abandonment of hypocritical police lies…They understood who was their real foe when they, who were not violating law and order, had the troops and police sent against them, just as though they were the country’s enemies.
Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich — that is the democracy of capitalist society.
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich — that is the democracy of capitalist society.
Typical of the old capitalism, when free competition held undivided sway, was the export of goods. Typical of the latest stage of capitalism, when monopolies rule, is the export of capital.
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Typical of the old capitalism, when free competition held undivided sway, was the export of goods. Typical of the latest stage of capitalism, when monopolies rule, is the export of capital.
And so, to work, comrades! Let us not lose precious time!
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
And so, to work, comrades! Let us not lose precious time!
as long as the autocracy exists, we must expect a continued renewal and increase of the government’s demagogic measures. Consequently, we must conduct against them a systematic struggle, exposing the falseness of the police benefactors of the people…
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
as long as the autocracy exists, we must expect a continued renewal and increase of the government’s demagogic measures. Consequently, we must conduct against them a systematic struggle, exposing the falseness of the police benefactors of the people…
I had already drawn up the plan for the next, the seventh chapter...Apart from the title, however, I had no time to write a single line of the chapter; I was "interrupted" by a political crisis--the eve of the October revolution of 1917. Such an "interruption" can only be welcomed…
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I had already drawn up the plan for the next, the seventh chapter...Apart from the title, however, I had no time to write a single line of the chapter; I was "interrupted" by a political crisis--the eve of the October revolution of 1917. Such an "interruption" can only be welcomed…
The “social” parsons and opportunists are always ready to build dreams of future peaceful socialism. But the very thing that distinguishes them from [revolutionaries] is that they refuse to think about and reflect on the fierce class struggle and class wars needed to achieve that beautiful future.
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The “social” parsons and opportunists are always ready to build dreams of future peaceful socialism. But the very thing that distinguishes them from [revolutionaries] is that they refuse to think about and reflect on the fierce class struggle and class wars needed to achieve that beautiful future.
Instead of giving the people a correct idea of the constitution you, the democrats, treat the constitution in your writings as something in the nature of salmon mayonnaise.
January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Instead of giving the people a correct idea of the constitution you, the democrats, treat the constitution in your writings as something in the nature of salmon mayonnaise.