"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…"

"You cannot make a revolution in white gloves."

"Control over bread is control over everything."

"Either the revolution will be victorious, or it will be crushed. There is no middle course."

"If we want to achieve victory, we must learn to combine the most ruthless revolutionary methods with the most cautious and pragmatic approach."