State And Revolution Quotes

“Take any parliamentary country, from America to Switzerland, from France to England, Norway and so forth - in these countries the real business of the 'state' is preformed behind the scenes and is carried on by the departments, chancelleries and General Staffs. Parliament itself is given up to talk for the special purpose of fooling the 'common people.”
― Vladimir Lenin , The State and Revolution

“the working class must break up, smash the “ready-made state machinery,” and not confine itself merely to laying hold of it.”
― Vladimir Lenin, The State and Revolution