"To carry on a war for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie, a war which is a hundred times more difficult, protracted and complicated than the most stubborn of ordinary wars between states, and to refuse beforehand to manoeuvre, to utilize the conflict of interests (even though temporary) among one's enemies, to refuse to temporize and compromise with possible (even though temporary, unstable, vacillating and conditional) allies- is this not ridiculous in the extreme?"
Lenin "Left Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder, Chapter 8 No Compromises?
Thanks to Yoshie for forwarding this from Lou's Marxism list, because Lou has declared it absolutely impossible to carry on a discussion on that list if people refer to what Lenin said.
Chris Burford
London