Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

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"The individual who does not obey does not exist in the State."
Benito Mussolini
"Capitalism and imperialism are two sides of the same coin."
Ho Chi Minh
"Colonialism is a disease that must be cured through the collective action of the people."
Ho Chi Minh
V
"The purpose of revolution is not to perfect the government but to perfect the people."
Vladimir Lenin
V
"The essence of democracy is often corrupted by those who claim to defend it."
Vladimir Lenin
V
"The moment of revolution comes when the old order can no longer sustain itself."
Vladimir Lenin
"One does not attack the concept of mercantilism without attacking the capitalist system itself."
Che Guevara
"To say nothing is to say something; silence is argument carried out silently."
Che Guevara
"The struggle against imperialism is not just political; it is a struggle for human dignity."
Che Guevara
B
"I have little use for intellectuals who ignore the practical realities of power."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The individual is nobody. Everything belongs to the state, and the state is everything."
Benito Mussolini
J
"We cannot expect the American people to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in making small steps toward their goal each day."
Joseph Stalin
J
"We Bolsheviks are accused of being terrorists. But what are we compared with the organized terror of the capitalist world?"
Joseph Stalin
J
"Comrades! We must abolish the cult of personality decisively, once and for all."
Joseph Stalin
J
"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes do not decide an election, the people who count the votes do."
Joseph Stalin
J
"We do not believe in international friendship, we believe in international unity."
Joseph Stalin
J
"Without general loyalty to the state, there can be no loyalty to the party."
Joseph Stalin
J
"A writer who publishes without the party's approval is a traitor."
Joseph Stalin
J
"Democracy is a bourgeois illusion that must be destroyed."
Joseph Stalin
J
"The enemy of my enemy is my temporary ally."
Joseph Stalin
J
"We have no need for parliaments and constitutions."
Joseph Stalin
J
"Loyalty to the state supersedes all other loyalties."
Joseph Stalin
J
"The party is always right, and the individual is always wrong."
Joseph Stalin
J
"The worker's state is the highest form of democracy."
Joseph Stalin
J
"The state exists to serve the revolution, not the people."
Joseph Stalin
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"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
Mao Zedong
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"The struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie will eventually be resolved through world revolution."
Mao Zedong
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"Imperialism will be overthrown by the peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America."
Mao Zedong
M
"Revisionism is the greatest enemy of the revolution."
Mao Zedong
V
"Bureaucracy is the engine that grinds revolution into dust."
Vladimir Lenin