V. I.

Lenin

Second Congress of the R.S.D.L.P.

July 17 (30)-August 10 (23), 1903

23. Speech on the Attitude Towards the Student Youth

August 10 (23)

It is not only by reactionaries that the expression “false
friends” is used; we know from the example of the liberals and
Socialist-Revolutionaries that such “false friends” do exist. It is these false friends that are trying to persuade the youth
that they have no need to distinguish between different trends. We, on the
contrary, consider it the main task to develop an integral revolutionary
world outlook, and the practical task for the future is to get the youth,
when they are organising themselves, to apply to our committees.

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