Quotes from bookCatechism of a Revolutionary
The Catechism of a Revolutionary refers to a manifesto written by Russian revolutionary Sergey Nechayev between April and August 1869.
“Our task is terrible, total, universal, and merciless destruction.”
Sergey Nechayev book Catechism of a Revolutionary
Catechism of a Revolutionary (1869)
“He should not hesitate to destroy any position, any place, or any man in this world.”
Sergey Nechayev book Catechism of a Revolutionary
Catechism of a Revolutionary (1869)
Context: The revolutionary enters the world of the State, of the privileged classes, of the so-called civilization, and he lives in this world only for the purpose of bringing about its speedy and total destruction. He is not a revolutionary if he has any sympathy for this world. He should not hesitate to destroy any position, any place, or any man in this world. He must hate everyone and everything in it with an equal hatred. All the worse for him if he has any relations with parents, friends, or lovers; he is no longer a revolutionary if he is swayed by these relationships.
“Immoral and criminal is everything that stands in its way.”
Sergey Nechayev book Catechism of a Revolutionary
Catechism of a Revolutionary (1869)
Context: The revolutionary despises public opinion. He despises and hates the existing social morality in all its manifestations. For him, morality is everything which contributes to the triumph of the revolution. Immoral and criminal is everything that stands in its way.
