Quotes by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Russian revolutionary leader

Lived from: 1870 - 1924

Category: Politics Country: FlagRussia

Born: 22 april 1870 Died: 21 january 1924

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  • I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don't eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.
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  • All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all. I am just like everybody else.
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  • Any cook should be able to run the country.
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  • Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.
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  • Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
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  • Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.
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  • Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.
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  • Fascism is capitalism in decay.
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  • Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
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  • Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
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  • 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.
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  • It is true that liberty is precious. So precious that it must be rationed.
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  • 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.
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  • No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.
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  • The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.
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  • The most important thing when ill, is to never lose heart.
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  • To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to be taken seriously in politics.
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  • Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.
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  • When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the ''freedom of the press'' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
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  • Whenever the cause of the people is entrusted to professors, it is lost.
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What are the most famous quotes from Vladimir Ilyich Lenin?

The two most famous quotes from Vladimir Ilyich Lenin are:

  • "I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don't eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets."
  • "All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all. I am just like everybody else."

When did Vladimir Ilyich Lenin live?

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born in 1870 and died in the year 1924.