☭ – Internationalism Recognition in Gonzalo Thought (1/2):
"What is fundamental in Gonzalo Thought is the problem of power; concretely, the seizure of power in Peru, wholly and completely throughout the country, as a consequential application of the universal truth of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism in our revolution. But, being a Communist thought, it understands the seizure of power in Peru as a part of the seizure of power for the proletariat on a world level; and that the seizure of power in the country, shaping itself today in the People’s Committees, base areas, and New-Democratic People’s Republic in formation within the perspective of establishing the People’s Republic of Peru, serves to establish the proletarian dictatorship in our country, because without it, it is impossible to march towards communism."
– PCP Fundamental Documents, First Congress: "Concerning Gonzalo Thought Central Committee of the Communist Party of Peru", Chapter IV: "What is Fundamental", 1988.
☭ – Honecker Reminds Us That The Creation of an Alternative Society is Possible Outside of Capitalism (1/2):
"Basically, the victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution was a victory for the teachings of Marx, Engels and Lenin. Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, rightly pointed out recently in his article dealing with Marx's theory and some aspects of socialist construction in the USSR that Marxism in our day would be inconceivable without or alongside Leninism. Lenin and the Bolshevik Party which he founded, he writes, assumed the leading role in the first victorious revolution which completely changed the sociopolitical complexion of our planet. This ushered in a new era, one of worldwide transition from capitalism to socialism, of striking successes and historic achievements by the workers and the mass of the people. Scientific socialism, the theory propounded by Marx and Engels, was thus made a living reality by millions of working people building a new society."
– Erich Honecker at The International Theoretical Conference of the SED Central Committee on "Karl Marx and Our Time: The Struggle for Peace and Social Progress", 11-16 April 1983.
☭ – Not All Wars Are Useless From a Progressive Dialectical Historical-Materialist Point of View:
"We Marxists differ from both pacifists and anarchists in considering it historically necessary (from the standpoint of Marx’s dialectical materialism) to study each war separately. In history, there have been numerous wars which, despite all the horrors, atrocities, anguish, and suffering that inevitably accompany every war, were progressive—that is, they benefited the development of humanity by helping to destroy exceptionally harmful and reactionary institutions (for example, autocracy or serfdom), as well as the most barbaric despotisms in Europe (the Turkish and Russian ones). Therefore, it is necessary to examine the historically specific characteristics of the war in question."
– Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Extracted in: "Социализм И Война", From "Глава I Принципы Социализма и Война 1914—1915 гг", 1914 — 1915 г.
☭ – True Peace is Different From Bourgeois Peace:
"Socialists have always condemned war between nations as barbaric and brutal. But our attitude toward war is fundamentally different from that of the bourgeois pacifists (supporters and defenders of peace) and the anarchists. We differ from the former in that we understand the inevitable connection between wars and the class struggle within a country; we understand that war cannot be abolished unless classes are abolished and socialism is established. We also differ in that we regard civil wars—that is, wars waged by the oppressed class against the oppressing class, slaves against slave owners, serfs against landlords, and wage workers against the bourgeoisie—as legitimate, progressive, and necessary."
– Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Extracted in: "Социализм И Война", From "Глава I Принципы Социализма и Война 1914—1915 гг", 1914 — 1915 г.
☭ – Doctrine of The Working Class:
“Leninism is the Marxism of the modern era, the unified, integral, continuously developing doctrine of the international working class.”
– Propaganda for the Museum of the Revolution, Moscow, Kremlin.
☭ – The Narodniks' Confusion in Not Recognizing Certain Intellectual Factions as Bourgeois (1/2):
"Observe this: a little further on, they themselves (the Narodniks) acknowledge: ‘the existence of a liberal-democratic opposition, consisting chiefly of the intermediate-class elements of educated society.’ Is our educated society not a bourgeois society? Is it not intrinsically connected with merchants, industrialists, landowners, and enterprising peasants? Is it really God’s will that Russia should experience a capitalism in which the liberal-democratic opposition does not represent a bourgeois-democratic opposition? Do the Socialist Revolutionaries truly know of any historical example of such a thing? Can they imagine a case in which the bourgeoisie’s opposition to autocracy is not expressed through a liberal and educated ‘society’?"
– Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Extracted in: "От Народничества к Марксизму",
"Статья Первая", Origin: "Вперед № 3", 24 (11) Января 1905 г.
☭ – Stalin Opposed The Use of The Concept of "Nation" in Pre-Capitalist Periods (1/2):
"One of your most serious mistakes is grouping together all the nations that currently exist without recognizing the fundamental difference between them. There are all kinds of nations in the world. There are nations that developed during the era of the rise of capitalism, when the bourgeoisie, by destroying feudalism and feudal fragmentation, unified the nation and consolidated it. These are the so-called “modern” nations."
– Joseph V. Stalin, "Сочинения И.В. Сталина Том 11", Extracted From: "Национальный Вопрос и Ленинизм: Ответ Товарищам Мешкову, Ковальчуку и Другим", "2. Возникновение и Развитие Наций", 18 Марта 1929 г.
☭ – Chauvinistic Revanchism:
"We liberated Europe from fascism, but they will never forgive us for it."
– Georgy K. Zhukov, It is believed that he uttered these words in 1945, in Berlin, to Marshal K. Rokossovsky (https://t.co/ciRiH42KhX)
☭ – In The 2237th Summary Record of The United Nations Concerning The International Commission for the Rights of Children of the DPRK, The Following is Stated:
"60. Mr. Pak Kwang Ho (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) stated that children in the State Party had not been exposed to negative social phenomena such as violence or pornography that could lead them to commit serious offenses. Furthermore, from an early age, minors benefit from family and social education aimed at developing strong moral principles. Consequently, there are no recorded cases of children having committed any serious crime."
– Summary Record of the 2237th Meeting of the United Nations Organization (UN).
☭ – Kim Il-Sung Speaks About Excessive Emancipation of the Female Gender And Its Consequences:
"We are well aware that women were treated like slaves in feudal relationship. They were excluded from economic, productive and all other social activities under the feudal system. If a women’s organization claims emancipation apart from economic and productive activities and all other social activities related to them directly or indirectly, such an organization will eventually turn into a rich women’s club."
– Kim Il-Sung, Sep. 6, 1946. From "Works", Vol. 2, Excerpted From: "Congratulations On The Founding of The Magazine Joson Nyosong", Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Year 1980.
☭ – The Need for Automation to Eliminate Capitalist Ideas:
"We still have a lot of survivals of capitalist ideas. The characteristic feature of capitalist ideas is that a person is only awake to his own advantage. but indifferent to the interests of society. If equal distribution is introduced for those who have not yet shed such capitalist ideas completely, many people will emerge who seek to live an idle life. This will cause productivity to fall and make our lives harder. The socialist principle of distribution must therefore be in force until all production is automated and people's minds become totally free from capitalist ideas."
– Kim Il-Sung, Feb. 8, 1960. From: "For Correct Management Of Socialist Agriculture", Excerpted From: "Speech Delivered at a General Membership Meeting of the Party Organization of Chongsan-ri, Kangso County", Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Year 1993.
☭ – Sexual Union Is Determined By Material Conditions Outside Of Communist Society:
"Friedrich Engels, in his book "The Origin of the Family and the State", highlighted that "the less developed the work, the more limited its quantity, the poorer the society, the stronger the dominance of sexual union". This position is undeniable. It is part of our shared communist worldview. Naturally, under communism, with its high productivity of wealth and its material goods equally accessible to all, men and women, the family will no longer serve as the material bastion for women and the refuge from everyday worries for men, a function it performed during the rule of capital, private property and individual agriculture."
– Alexandra Kollontai, "Семья и Коммунизм", in "Роль Женщины в Производстве: Ее Влияние На Семью", First Published in "Коммунистка N° 2-7", 1920 г.
☭ – Never Underestimating Our Enemies is The Task For The Future:
"We cannot console ourselves with the idea that we have a million members in the Party, two million in the Komsomol and ten million in the trade unions, and that this guarantees us a final victory over our enemies. That's not true, comrades. History teaches us that the greatest armies perished because they became arrogant, believed too much in their own strength, paid little attention to the enemy's strength, succumbed to lethargy, lost combat readiness and were caught by surprise at the critical moment."
– Joseph V. Stalin, "Сочинения И.В. Сталина Том 11", in Congress Adress "Речь На VIII Съезде ВЛКСМ", Dated From 16 мая 1928 г.
☭ – Conclusion on The End of Tribal Matriarchal Society/Family:
"The fall of matriarchy was the historic global defeat of the female sex. The man took control even within the home; the woman was degraded, subjugated, a slave to her lust and a mere instrument of procreation. This degrading position of women, particularly evident among the Greeks of the heroic period and even more so of the classical period, was gradually disguised and attenuated, and in some cases clothed in milder forms; but in no way has it been eliminated in today times."
– Friedrich Engels, "Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigentums und des Staats", in Chapter II: "Die Familie", Published on 1884.