In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.
Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.
Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture is related to a still photograph. The motion picture does not outlaw the still photograph but combines a series of them according to the laws of motion.
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A ‘neutral’ position is tantamount to support of imperialism.
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces – in nature, in society, in man himself.
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade McDonald abuses the privilege.
All the parties of capitalist society, all its moralists and all its sycophants will perish beneath the debris of the impending catastrophe. The only party that will survive is the party of the world socialist revolution...
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
As long as human labor power, and, consequently, life itself, remain articles of sale and purchase, of exploitation and robbery, the principle of the “sacredness of human life” remains a shameful lie, uttered with the object of keeping the oppressed slaves in their chains.
Under all conditions, well-organized violence seems to him the shortest distance between two points.
Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.
The dictatorship of the Communist Party is maintained by recourse to every form of violence.
The motive force of history is truth and not lies.
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one’s enemies.