Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary and writer
Lived from: 1879 - 1940
Category: Politics | Writers (Contemporary) Country: 
Russia
Born: 7 november 1879 Died: 21 august 1940
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Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
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Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.
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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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In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.
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In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party organization substitutes itself for the party, the central committee substitutes itself for the organization, and, finally, a ''dictator'' substitutes himself for the central committee.
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Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.
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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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Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.
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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 which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.
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Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.
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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
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Revolutions are always verbose.
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Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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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 the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
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The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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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, in society, in man himself.
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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 to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.
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Under all conditions well-organized violence seems to him the shortest distance between two points.
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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 to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.
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You are pitiful isolated individuals; you are bankrupts; your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on - into the dustbin of history!
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