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    "ocrText": "--3\nRussian Communists stood firm; they were not frightened by difficulties\nand emerged victorious. It will be the same with these parties.\nWhy will it not be so difficult for these parties to work, as\ncompared with the Russian Communists of the tsarist period? Because they\nsee before them such examples of successes as exist in the Soviet Union\nand in the people's democratic countries. Consequently, they can learn\nfrom the mistakes and by the successes of these countries and can thus\nalleviate their work. Secondly, because the bourgeoisie itself, the\nchief enemy of the liberation movement, has changed, has become radically\ndifferent, has become more reactionary, has lost the ties with the people\nand has thus weakened itself. It is understandable that this circumstance\nmust in the same way alleviate the work of the revolutionary and democratic\nparties. (Stormy applause.)\nFormerly the bourgeoisie permitted itself to be \"liberal\" and defended\ndemocratic freedoms, thus creating popularity for itself among the people.\nNow no trace of liberalism remains. There is no so-called personal freedom.\nPersonal rights are acknowledged for people who have capital, and all\nother citizens are considered raw human material suitable only for\nexploitation. The principle of equality among peoples and nations has\nbeen trampled and has been replaced by the principle of full rights for\nthe exploiting minority and no rights for the exploited majority of citizens.\nThe banner of bourgeois democratic rights has been thrown overboard.\nI think that this banner will have to be raised by you, the represen-\ntatives of Communist and democratic parties, and carried forward by you\nif you want to rally around you the majority of the peoples. No one else\ncan raise it. (Stormy, prolonged applause.)\nFormerly the bourgeoisie was considered the head of a nation. It\ndefended the rights and independence of a nation and placed them above\neverything. Now no trace remains of the \"national principle.\" Now the\nbourgeoisie sells the rights and independence of the nation for dollars."
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