The keeper of Lenin's bust said to me: “Today I heard Lenin's voice.” I told him that was not possible, the bust was just a piece of bronze, a statue. He, serious, looking me in the eyes, replied: “If Catholics can hear the voice of God and no one is scandalized, then I can also hear Lenin's voice. It's just a matter of faith.” Then he added: “Now everyone keeps repeating that the world has changed and we must adapt. I wonder what they mean. Adapt to whom? To what? These are the same bullshit the gentlemen used to repeat during fascism. The same things masters have been telling workers, the poor, and the exploited for centuries! Let's open our eyes, for God's sake! There is no history here. No evolution. Man is the same evil, murderous beast as always. And if something has changed, it has only gotten worse. And communist ideals remain the most valid I know. I will never be ashamed of being a communist, comrades. I am only ashamed of your shame!”
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