"There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us precisely because he is a scoundrel."

"When a liberal is abused, he says, 'Thank God they didn't beat me.' When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn't kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivere…"

"The working class is revolutionary or it is nothing."

"History knows all sorts of metamorphoses. Relying on the reliability of one's convictions, on the honesty of one's intentions, on the sincerity of one's declarations — this is not a serious attitude t…"

"You cannot make a revolution in white gloves."