Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 26 - From Marx to Mao

42V. I. LENINbly, by itself, will not save the situation, for even there theSocialist-Revolutionaries may continue their “playing”at agreements with the Cadets, with Breshko-Breshkovskayaand Kerensky (in what way are they better than Cadets?),and so on, and so forth.If even the experience of the Kornilov revolt has taughtthe “democrats” nothing, and they continue the destructivepolicy of vacillation and compromise, we say that nothingis more ruinous to the proletarian revolution than thesevacillations. That being the case, do not frighten us, gentlemen,with civil war. Civil war is inevitable, if you donot wish to break with Kornilovism and the “coalition”right now, once and for all. This war will bring victoryover the exploiters, it will give the land to the peasants,it will give peace to the peoples, it will open the rightroad to the victorious revolution of the world socialistproletariat.Rabochy Put No. 12,September 29 (16), 1917Signed: N. LeninPublished accordingto the newspaper text