Here we go gang.  Guess the author and year of this quote.  If the author is too difficult, just guess his/her nationality.   This is the honor system, so no googling the quote. And if you happened to see the quote where I saw it, you are disqualified.  Ready, Set, Go….

 ?Communism, though
little discussed now and loitering in the hidden garrets on miserable
straw pallets, is the dark hero destined for a great, if temporary,
role in the modern tragedy. . . . Wild, gloomy times are roaring toward
us. . . . The future smells of Russian leather, blood, godlessness, and
many whippings. I should advise our grandchildren to be born with very
thick skins on their backs.?