"The electrification of the whole country is the only way to overcome the backwardness of Russia."

"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."

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

"The more conscious the masses become, the more they will realise the inevitability of social revolution."

"We must be able to withstand everything, to agree to any and every sacrifice, and even — if need be — to resort to all sorts of strategems, manoeuvres and illegal methods, to evasion and concealment o…"