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…
• The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
• There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
• You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.
• 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…
• Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
• 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.
• Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
• Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
• If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
• 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…
• Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
• From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
• Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.
• Revolutions are always verbose.
• The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature,…
• Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like…
• 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…
• Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
• 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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