You should not do this, Comrade. We are only in the introductory stage yet, here in Western Europe. And in that stage it is better to encourage the f…

- Herman Gorter

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

- Herman Gorter

As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very…

- Herman Gorter

What does it mean with regard to tactics, this fact that the proletariat of Western Europe stands all alone: that it has no prospect of any help what…

- Herman Gorter

Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held …

- Herman Gorter

But the question is to find and rear leaders that are really one with the masses. This can only be accomplished by the masses, the political parties …

- Herman Gorter

And it is practically the same in the case of the four or five million poor peasants in France, and also for Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and two o…

- Herman Gorter

To judge from all Communist papers, magazines and brochures, and from all public assemblies, one might even surmise that a revolt of the poor peasant…

- Herman Gorter