Leon Trotsky Quotes
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Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea…
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The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
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You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.
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The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of…
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Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
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England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.
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Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
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Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
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If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
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There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like…
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Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
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Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.
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Revolutions are always verbose.
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The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature,…
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Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like…
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Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when…
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Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
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Workers – men and women – of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching…
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