V. I. Lenin

Insertion for L. B. Kamenev’s Pamphlet Two Parties {1}

A choice should be made between the party of the revolutionary
proletariat and the party of the independent legalists. Every circle or
group of the R.S.D.L.P. must tell the workers as much and practise it.

Weknow that there are people who, while recognising the need to fight
the liquidators, object to a complete break with them and continue (even
now!) to speak of “conciliation” or “agreement”. Among these people
are not only the “loyal servitors” of Trotsky, whom very few people now
take seriously. The advocates of conciliation and agreement are making a
big mistake: the 18 months have shown in practice that the
legalists do not fulfil any obligations. How can there be an
agreement with men who do not carry out their obligations?? Isn’t it
ridiculous to speak of an agreement, when the speaker is unable to state
either the terms of the agreement or the means to secure
fulfilment of any terms whatsoever??

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Notes:
{1}
Lenin’s introduction to L. B. Kamenev’s pamphlet Two Parties . See present edition, Vol. 17, pp. 225–28.— Ed .