"The adoption of the decree is urgent, otherwise opposition and sabotage will ruin us."

"The workers and office employees of the nationalised enterprises must exert every effort and adopt extraordinary measures to improve the organisation of the work, strengthen discipline and raise the productivity of labour."

 "Only by joining efforts with you can we overcome the disorder and strengthen the power of the workers, soldiers and peasants. Soviet power has no other support than that of the broad working masses."

Draft Decision for the C.P.C. onStaff Salaries in Government Offices, written December 13 (26), 1917.

"We must fight against the old habit of regarding the measure of labour and the means of production from the point of view of the slave whose sole aim is to lighten the burden of labour or to obtain at least some little bit from the bourgeoisie."

"Our troops are moving in the direction of Kaledin’s troops in sufficient numbers."

"It was raised in view of the fact that “right-wing sentiments have prevailed in the group, whose views differ from those of the Central Committee”."

"The illusion that only the bourgeoisie could run the state must be fought against. The proletariat must take the rule of the state upon itself."

"We, the Council of People’s Commissars, recognise at once, unconditionally and without reservations everything that pertains to the Ukrainian people’s national rights and national independence."

"We therefore declare that the party of the Cadets is a party of the bourgeoisie, that they are enemies of the people, and that we shall fight them."

"The socialist revolution that has begun in Russia is, therefore, only the beginning of the world socialist revolution."

Decree of the Council of People’s Commissars, writtenDecember 12 (November29), 1917.

Draft Resolution for the C.C., R.S.D.L.P.(B.), following an anonymous accusation concerning Y. S. Hanecki.

Demonstration slogans suggested by Lenin.

"The members of the Provisional Bureau hold views that are absolutely un-Social-Democratic..."

"The October Revolution is passing through successive stages of development before our very eyes, winning power for the Soviets and wresting political rule from the bourgeoisie and transferring it to the proletariat and poor peasantry."

Written on November 27 (December 10), 1917.

Draft Decision for the C.P.C. onThe Question of Following a Socialist Policy in the Economic Field, written on November 27 (December 10), 1917.

"This article explained that it was necessary for the workers "to change the basic line pursued by the worker in addressing the peasant"."

“No annexations or indemnities”