“One man with a gun can control 100 without one.”

The quote "One man with a gun can control 100 without one." is famous quote attributed to Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), Russian politician, led the October Revolution.

Not found in Lenin's Collected Works. Began to surface on the internet in the mid-1990s.
Misattributed
Variant: One man with a gun can control a hundred without one.

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Russian politician, led the October Revolution 1870–1924

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