Vladimir Lenin

Revolutionary, Communist Leader Russian 1870 – 1924

Led the Russian Revolution and founded the Soviet Union.

397 quotes

"The working class must understand that their chains can only be broken through their own effort."
Work
"To love is to take a risk, and the greatest risk is to commit oneself entirely to the cause."
Love
"What is to be done? This question must be answered by action, not words."
Motivation
"The best way to describe my feelings would be to imagine myself in a raging sea during a storm."
Courage
"Strength does not come from the absence of struggle, but from its embrace."
Strength
"A lie told often enough becomes the truth in the minds of those who hear it."
Truth
"Freedom is a privilege, not a right, and must be earned through sacrifice."
Freedom
"The world is changing faster than our ability to comprehend it."
Change
"Literature is a mirror held up to society, reflecting both its beauty and its ugliness."
Literature
"We shall build a new world from the ashes of the old."
Dreams
"Knowledge without action is merely entertainment."
Knowledge
"The path to success is paved with the bones of the defeated."
Success
"In nature, there is no mercy; only the survival of the most adaptable."
Nature
"Music stirs the soul and awakens the revolutionary spirit within."
Music
"The bourgeoisie will always fear the unity of the working class."
Politics
"Death is not an end, but a transformation into something greater."
Death
"Technology is merely a tool; the will of the people is the true power."
Technology
"Hope is the belief that things can be different, and that belief must be coupled with action."
Hope
"The family structure is a relic of capitalist exploitation."
Politics
"To be ignorant is to be a slave to those who possess knowledge."
Wisdom
"Adventures are born from the courage to challenge the status quo."
Adventure
"Imagination without discipline leads to chaos; discipline without imagination leads to stagnation."
Imagination
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and the people will not wait forever."
Justice
"Kindness is often mistaken for weakness by those who do not understand strength."
Kindness
"The money system is designed to perpetuate inequality and servitude."
Money
"Peace cannot be achieved through compromise with those who oppose justice."
Peace
"Perseverance is not the absence of doubt, but the refusal to yield to it."
Perseverance
"Philosophy divorced from action is merely idle speculation."
Philosophy
"Science must serve humanity, not the interests of capital."
Science
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
War