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Leon Trotsky Quotes

I feel here that this time they have succeeded Picture Quote #1

Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures Picture Quote #1

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely Picture Quote #1

An ally has to be watched just like an enemy Picture Quote #1

A sledgehammer breaks glass but forges steel Picture Quote #1

The life of a revolutionary would be quite impossible without a certain amount of fatalism Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

All the parties of capitalist society, all its moralists and all its sycophants will perish beneath the debris of the impending catastrophe. The only party that will survive is the party of the world socialist revolution Picture Quote #1

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances Picture Quote #1

Root out the counter revolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps... Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service Picture Quote #1

We must rid ourselves once and for all of the Quaker - Papist babble about the sanctity of human life Picture Quote #1

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It was as the supreme expression of the mediocrity of the apparatus that Stalin himself rose to his position Picture Quote #1

The fundamental flaw of vulgar thought lies in the fact that it wishes to content itself with motionless imprints of a reality which consists of eternal motion Picture Quote #1

As a general rule, man strives to avoid labor. Love for work is not at all an inborn characteristic: it is created by economic pressure and social education. One may even say that man is a fairly lazy animal. It is on this quality, in reality, that is founded to a considerable extent all human progress; because if man did not strive to expend his energy economically, did not seek to receive the largest possible quantity of products in return for a small quantity of energy, there would have been no technical development or social culture Picture Quote #1

Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures. Everything is better than some things and worse than others. Which you choose to compare your experiences and situation with determines whether you will be happy and grateful or sad and jealous Picture Quote #1

Despite the unquestionable greatness of the Anglo Saxon genius, it is impossible not to see that the laws of revolutions are least understood precisely in the Anglo Saxon countries Picture Quote #1

The concrete is a combination of abstractions - not an arbitrary or subjective combination but one that corresponds to the laws of the movement of a given phenomenon Picture Quote #1

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Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression, and violence, and enjoy it to the full Picture Quote #1

To renounce the conquest of power is voluntarily to leave the power with those who wield it, the exploiters. The essence of every revolution consisted and consists in putting a new class in power, thus enabling it to realize its own program in life. It is impossible to wage war and to reject victory Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction; from the point of view of the proletariat the difference between the types of reaction is meaningless Picture Quote #1

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes Picture Quote #1

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time Picture Quote #1

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Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture is related to a still photograph. The motion picture does not outlaw the still photograph but combines a series of them according to the laws of motion Picture Quote #1

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies Picture Quote #1

The slanders poured down like Niagara. If you take into consideration the setting - the war and the revolution - and the character of the accused - revolutionary leaders of millions who were conducting their party to the sovereign power - you can say without exaggeration that July 1917 was the month of the most gigantic slander in world history Picture Quote #1

There is no justice in bureaucracy for the individual, for bureaucracy caters only to itself. One cannot practice the same bureaucracy as one is fighting against Picture Quote #1

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes Picture Quote #1

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one's own and that of other people Picture Quote #1

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I feel here that this time they have succeeded (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely (Leon Trotsky Quotes) An ally has to be watched just like an enemy (Leon Trotsky Quotes) A sledgehammer breaks glass but forges steel (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The life of a revolutionary would be quite impossible without a certain amount of fatalism (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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! (Leon Trotsky Quotes) All the parties of capitalist society, all its moralists and all its sycophants will perish beneath the debris of the impending catastrophe. The only party that will survive is the party of the world socialist revolution (Leon Trotsky Quotes) There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Root out the counter revolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps... Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service (Leon Trotsky Quotes) We must rid ourselves once and for all of the Quaker - Papist babble about the sanctity of human life (Leon Trotsky Quotes) It was as the supreme expression of the mediocrity of the apparatus that Stalin himself rose to his position (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The fundamental flaw of vulgar thought lies in the fact that it wishes to content itself with motionless imprints of a reality which consists of eternal motion (Leon Trotsky Quotes) As a general rule, man strives to avoid labor. Love for work is not at all an inborn characteristic: it is created by economic pressure and social education. One may even say that man is a fairly lazy animal. It is on this quality, in reality, that is founded to a considerable extent all human progress; because if man did not strive to expend his energy economically, did not seek to receive the largest possible quantity of products in return for a small quantity of energy, there would have been no technical development or social culture (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures. Everything is better than some things and worse than others. Which you choose to compare your experiences and situation with determines whether you will be happy and grateful or sad and jealous (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Despite the unquestionable greatness of the Anglo Saxon genius, it is impossible not to see that the laws of revolutions are least understood precisely in the Anglo Saxon countries (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The concrete is a combination of abstractions - not an arbitrary or subjective combination but one that corresponds to the laws of the movement of a given phenomenon (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression, and violence, and enjoy it to the full (Leon Trotsky Quotes) To renounce the conquest of power is voluntarily to leave the power with those who wield it, the exploiters. The essence of every revolution consisted and consists in putting a new class in power, thus enabling it to realize its own program in life. It is impossible to wage war and to reject victory (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction; from the point of view of the proletariat the difference between the types of reaction is meaningless (Leon Trotsky Quotes) If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes (Leon Trotsky Quotes) In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture is related to a still photograph. The motion picture does not outlaw the still photograph but combines a series of them according to the laws of motion (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The slanders poured down like Niagara. If you take into consideration the setting - the war and the revolution - and the character of the accused - revolutionary leaders of millions who were conducting their party to the sovereign power - you can say without exaggeration that July 1917 was the month of the most gigantic slander in world history (Leon Trotsky Quotes) There is no justice in bureaucracy for the individual, for bureaucracy caters only to itself. One cannot practice the same bureaucracy as one is fighting against (Leon Trotsky Quotes) If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one's own and that of other people (Leon Trotsky Quotes)

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