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Mr. Gorsky and a Certain Latin Proverb
Source: Lenin Collected Works, Progress Publishers, 1977, Moscow, Volume 19, page 551
Mr. Gorsky, in the liquidator newspaper, is continuing to defend the obvious mistake of the seven deputies who adopted the deplorable clause on âcriminally-liable actionsâ. Mr. Gorsky, your wriggling is all in vain! It is no use saying that you are not familiar with F. D.âs draft; you can easily obtain it through the editorial office of your newspaper. Donât let F. D. play the part of the witness who is ânot to be foundâ. That would be ridiculous.
In vain does Mr. Gorsky assert that Lenin, Zinoviev and Kamenev have âby their silenceâ accepted responsibility for the draft made by F. D. and his friends. Each of the three writers mentioned would need a staff of ten secretaries and a special newspaper to refute all the nonsense that is uttered in the wide world.
In vain does Mr. Gorsky hide behind the backs of the worst (possible) socialists, who would lessen the penalties for âcriminally-liable actionsâ if they are not abolished altogether. There is a good Latin proverb which says: âIt is natural for all men to err; but only a fool persists in his error.
Remember this proverb, Mr. Gorsky and Mr. F. D., and advise the seven deputies to delete the Octobrist clause on âcriminally-liable actionsâ from their bill!