LENIN ON ORGANIZATION
itself, but which is still nearer to its beginning than
to its end, to call forth artificially the symptoms
of its end” (V. Zasulitch (11) in “Zarya” (12), No.
2-3, p. 353). The example of the “Rabochie Delo”
shows that there are already Social Democrats who
are wavering between the two extremes. This
phenomenon is by no means surprising, among
other reasons because the ‘economic struggle
against the masters and the government” can never
satisfy the revolutionary; somewhere or other the
two opposing extremes will always be cropping up.
Only a centralized fighting organization, steadfastly
pursuing a Social Democratic policy, and, so to
speak, satisfying every revolutionary instinct and
endeavor, can prevent the movement from launching
 into light-minded campaigns and arm it for
campaigns which are likely to end in victory.
It will further be objected that the views we have
here set forth are contrary to ‘the principle of
democracy.” Just as the former accusation was
of specifically Russian origin, so this accusation
bears a specifically foreign character. Only a
foreign organization (the “Union” of Russian Social
 Democrats) could give the following instructions
 to the editors of its paper:
“Organizational principle. In order to achieve
the successful development and unity of Social
Democracy it is necessary to emphasize, to
develop, and to fight for the broad democratic
principle within the Party organization; this is
all the more essential because of the anti-demo-101