"A nation cannot be free and at the same time continue to oppress other nations."

"Every step of real movement is more important than a dozen programmes."

"The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation."

"A proletarian forced to exist under such conditions is truly a being without will, without self-respect, without any sense of responsibility."

"It is not enough to be a revolutionary. One must also be a good shot."