"The functionaries of our political organizations and trade……" — Vladimir Lenin
"The functionaries of our political organizations and trade unions are corrupted -- or rather tend to be corrupted -- by the conditions of capitalism and betray a tendency to become bureaucrats, i.e., privileged persons divorced from the people and standing above the people."
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Vladimir Lenin
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216 Quotes by Vladimir Lenin
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Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.
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For the complete extinction of the state, complete Communism is necessary.
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A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.
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