People always have been and they always will be stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
Honesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.
No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.
Don't be afraid to admit defeat. Learn from defeat. Do over again more thoroughly, more carefully, and more systematically what you have done badly.
False rhetoric and false boastfulness spell moral ruin and lead unfailingly to political extinction.
Face the truth squarely. In politics that is always the best and the only correct attitude.
Politics is the most concentrated expression of economics.
All extremes are bad. All that is good and useful, if carried to extremes, may become-and beyond a certain limit is bound to become-bad and injurious.
Our idea is that a state is strong when the people are politically conscious. It is strong when the people know everything, can form an opinion of everything, and do everything consciously.
