Report On The Economic Condition Of Petrograd Workers And The Tasks Of The Working Class
"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."
Manifesto To The Ukrainian People
"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."
Speech Delivered At The Second All-Russia Congress Of Soviets Of Peasants’ Deputies
"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."