Famous quotes containing the words vladimir ilyich lenin, ilyich lenin, vladimir ilyich, ilyich and/or lenin:
“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)
“Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)
“All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all. I am just like everybody else.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)
“Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)
“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)