Leninist

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This led the libertarians at the Cato Institute to call for a “Leninist” strategy and be ready to pounce when the opportunity arose.

From Salon

The likeliest answer comes in the form of an old Leninist maxim: “Probe with bayonets. If you find mush, push.”

From Seattle Times

There’s a coda to the Leninist maxim about probing with bayonets.

From Seattle Times

“You could see that he wanted to be thought of as somebody who was not the sort of retrograde, Leninist leader clinging to his notes,” said the journalist Orville Schell, who was on Mr. Clinton’s trip and who is now director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York.

From New York Times

“Generally, there is a tension between the Leninist emphasis on centralization and the need to grant autonomy to lower PLA commanders,” the report said.

From Washington Times