3 revolutions

I quote from S. T. Possony in 1959. "The French revolution cost much and achieved little. The American revolution cost little and achieved much; it was a successful liberating revolution. The Russian revolution cost enormously and proved to be the most thoroughly enslaving revolution of history. It became the greatest disaster of modern times. To paraphrase Lenin, the American revolution was one step forward, the Russian revolution was many steps backward. 'By their fruits, ye shall know them.'"

How did Marx or Lenin or Trotsky or Stalin sound calling for the transformation of Russia by Communist means? Just listen to some of the big O's revolutionary rhetoric now loud and strident and uncompromising on his campaign trail.