{"author":"Vladimir Lenin","author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin","total_quotes":31,"quotes":[{"text":"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["communism","democracy","freedom","history","hope","individualism","philosophy","politics","revolution","socialism"],"id":19208,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["cowardice"],"id":21041,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["serious","masses","where "],"id":25624,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["class","years","oppressed "],"id":62545,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["freedom","revolution "],"id":91893,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"And is it not sects, bodies of definite, uncompromising principles, that lead us into revolutions?","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["revolution"],"id":94447,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it not a fact that the more rapidly trade and capitalism develop, the greater is the concentration of production and capital which gives rise to monopoly?","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["capitalism","free-trade","imperialism","monopolies"],"id":96792,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"A lie told often enough becomes the truth.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["lie","enough","often "],"id":102531,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"There are no morals in politics there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["just because","morals","may "],"id":113157,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"},{"text":"To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics.","author":"Vladimir Lenin","tags":["spiritual","seriously "],"id":134396,"author_id":"Vladimir+Lenin"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":31,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}