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Leon Trotsky Quotes

Let us not forget that revolutions are accomplished through people, although they be nameless. Materialism does not ignore the feeling, thinking, and acting man, but explains him Picture Quote #1

The party that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie, in the period of the greatest sharpening of the class struggle, cannot but sense the smells wafted from the waiting grave Picture Quote #1

Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling Picture Quote #1

Against my protests a mausoleum was built on the Red Square, a monument unbecoming and offensive to the revolutionary consciousness Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong and beautiful, will become master of the drifting stream of his history and will direct it towards the boundless horizons of beauty, joy and happiness! Picture Quote #1

In our eyes, individual terror is inadmissible precisely because it belittles the role of the masses in their own consciousness, reconciles them to their own powerlessness, and turns their eyes and hopes toward a great avenger and liberator who someday will come and accomplish his mission Picture Quote #1

We can only be right with and by the party, for history has provided no other way of being in the right... And if the party adopts a decision which one or other of us thinks unjust, he will say, just or unjust, it is my party, and I shall support the consequences of the decision to the end Picture Quote #1

The struggle against war, properly understood and executed, presupposes the uncompromising hostility of the proletariat and it's organizations, always and everywhere, toward it's own and every other imperialist bourgeoisie Picture Quote #1

The struggle against war and it's social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism Picture Quote #1

A means can be justified only by it's end. But the end in it's turn needs to be justified Picture Quote #1

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In not more than a month's time terror will assume very violent forms, after the example of the great French Revolution; the guillotine... Will be ready for our enemies... That remarkable invention of the French Revolution which makes man shorter by a head Picture Quote #1

In Stalin each easily finds himself. But Stalin also finds in each one a small part of his own spirit. Stalin is the personification of the bureaucracy. That is the substance of his political personality Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man Picture Quote #1

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

If the Revolution has the right to destroy bridges and art monuments whenever necessary, it will stop still less from laying it's hand on any tendency in art which, no matter how great it's achievement in form, threatens to disintegrate the revolutionary environment or to arouse the internal forces of the Revolution, that is, the proletariat, the peasantry and the intelligentsia, to a hostile opposition to one another. Our standard is, clearly, political, imperative and intolerant Picture Quote #1

Man will become immeasurably stronger, wiser, and subtler; his body will become more harmonious, his movements more rhythmic, his voice more musical. The forms of life will become dynamically dramatic. The average human type will rise to the heights of an Aristotle, a Goethe, or a Marx. And above these heights, new peaks will rise Picture Quote #1

Workers - men and women - of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching victory! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Natasha has just come up to the window from the courtyard and opened it wider so that the air may enter more freely into my room. I can see the bright green strip of grass beneath the wall, and the clear blue sky above the wall, and sunlight everywhere. Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression and violence, and enjoy it to the full Picture Quote #1

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If you walk into a coffee shop in 1903 Vienna, you might find at the same table the artist Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky and possibly Adolf Hitler, who lived in Vienna at the same time Picture Quote #1

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Let us not forget that revolutions are accomplished through people, although they be nameless. Materialism does not ignore the feeling, thinking, and acting man, but explains him (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The party that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie, in the period of the greatest sharpening of the class struggle, cannot but sense the smells wafted from the waiting grave (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Against my protests a mausoleum was built on the Red Square, a monument unbecoming and offensive to the revolutionary consciousness (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong and beautiful, will become master of the drifting stream of his history and will direct it towards the boundless horizons of beauty, joy and happiness! (Leon Trotsky Quotes) In our eyes, individual terror is inadmissible precisely because it belittles the role of the masses in their own consciousness, reconciles them to their own powerlessness, and turns their eyes and hopes toward a great avenger and liberator who someday will come and accomplish his mission (Leon Trotsky Quotes) We can only be right with and by the party, for history has provided no other way of being in the right... And if the party adopts a decision which one or other of us thinks unjust, he will say, just or unjust, it is my party, and I shall support the consequences of the decision to the end (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The struggle against war, properly understood and executed, presupposes the uncompromising hostility of the proletariat and it's organizations, always and everywhere, toward it's own and every other imperialist bourgeoisie (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The struggle against war and it's social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism (Leon Trotsky Quotes) A means can be justified only by it's end. But the end in it's turn needs to be justified (Leon Trotsky Quotes) In not more than a month's time terror will assume very violent forms, after the example of the great French Revolution; the guillotine... Will be ready for our enemies... That remarkable invention of the French Revolution which makes man shorter by a head (Leon Trotsky Quotes) In Stalin each easily finds himself. But Stalin also finds in each one a small part of his own spirit. Stalin is the personification of the bureaucracy. That is the substance of his political personality (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man (Leon Trotsky Quotes) The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) If the Revolution has the right to destroy bridges and art monuments whenever necessary, it will stop still less from laying it's hand on any tendency in art which, no matter how great it's achievement in form, threatens to disintegrate the revolutionary environment or to arouse the internal forces of the Revolution, that is, the proletariat, the peasantry and the intelligentsia, to a hostile opposition to one another. Our standard is, clearly, political, imperative and intolerant (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Man will become immeasurably stronger, wiser, and subtler; his body will become more harmonious, his movements more rhythmic, his voice more musical. The forms of life will become dynamically dramatic. The average human type will rise to the heights of an Aristotle, a Goethe, or a Marx. And above these heights, new peaks will rise (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Workers - men and women - of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching victory! (Leon Trotsky Quotes) 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 (Leon Trotsky Quotes) Natasha has just come up to the window from the courtyard and opened it wider so that the air may enter more freely into my room. I can see the bright green strip of grass beneath the wall, and the clear blue sky above the wall, and sunlight everywhere. Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression and violence, and enjoy it to the full (Leon Trotsky Quotes) If you walk into a coffee shop in 1903 Vienna, you might find at the same table the artist Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky and possibly Adolf Hitler, who lived in Vienna at the same time (Leon Trotsky Quotes)

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