Only when the kulak refused to deliver grain to the State did [Joseph] Stalin, under the pressure of the Left Opposition, accomplish a sharp turn. Being the empiricist that he is, he moved, to the opposite extreme, and set as… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
![“Only when the kulak refused to deliver grain to the State did [Joseph] Stalin, under the pressure of the Left Opposition, accomplish a sharp turn. Being the empiricist that he is, he moved, to the opposite extreme, and set as a task for two or three years the collectivization of all the peasantry…” quote by Leon Trotsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f5b/leon-trotsky-2558_accomplish_only-when-the-kulak-refused-to-deliver-g_958413.jpg)