A kdyby i dokonce byli mohli už 10. října apriorním odhadem pevně zjistit, že se vítezství už z devíti desetin dosáhlo, přece jenom by byl ještě zbyl úkol dodělat tu poslední desetinu; a to by vyžadovalo pozornosti zrovna takové, jako kdyby šlo o deset desetin.
However, even supposing that the members of the Central Committee could have unquestionably assured themselves by an a priori calculation that the victory was actually nine-tenths won, it would still have remained necessary to accomplish the last tenth, and that would have demanded just as much attention as though it were ten-tenths.