11 quotes
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
“In the meantime, the first characteristic of a really revolutionary party is -- to be able to look reality in the face.”
"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."
on Wisdom
"You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."
on War
"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end."
on Ethics
"Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures."
on Philosophy
"...capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling."
on Capitalism
"Terror is a powerful means of policy and one would have to be a hypocrite not to understand this."
on Fear
"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."
"There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances."
"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man."
on Life
"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man."
