John Reed

“No matter what one thinks of Bolshevism, it is undeniable that the Russian Revolution is one of the great events of human history, and the rise of the Bolsheviki a phenomenon of worldwide importance.”

“In the struggle my sympathies were not neutral.”

“This is class="highlight">war, and in class="highlight">war a man has to take sides. I am for the working class.”

“This is not a book of argument; I have tried to record events with the eye of a conscientious reporter, interested in setting down the truth.”

“I have seen the future, and it works.”

“I am a revolutionist. I have no country.”

“We must not be afraid to be free.”

“Art for art's sake is a silly, meaningless phrase, a product of the decadence of a class.”

“All I know is that my happiness is built on the misery of other people.”

“The only real tragedy in life is the being used by personally minded men for their own ends.”