"The demand for the abolition of private property is nothing but the expression of the revolutionary spirit of the proletariat."

"The whole history of mankind (since the dissolution of primitive tribal society, holding land in common ownership) has been a history of class struggles, contests between exploiting and exploited, rul…"

"But the revolution is not merely a question of seizing power; it is also a question of radically transforming the whole of society, of creating new social relations and a new morality."

"We are not dealing with a simple economic doctrine but with a new world outlook."

"The abolition of existing property relations is not at all a distinctive feature of communism."