The Communist revolution is the most radical rupture with traditional property relations; no wonder that its development involves the most radical rupture with traditional ideas.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

Between capitalist and communist society there lies the period of the revolutionary transformation of the one into the other. Corresponding to this is also a political transition period in which the state can be nothing but the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat.

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

Communism is the riddle of history solved, and it knows itself to be this solution.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.