Only in the Fall of 1924 did [Joseph] Stalin discover that it is especially Russia, as distinguished from other countries, which can by its own forces build up a socialist society.
LEON TROTSKYThere 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.
More Leon Trotsky Quotes
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Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
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Revolutions are always verbose.
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Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
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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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You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.
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Our party’s most outstanding mediocrity.
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When one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.
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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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The theory of the permanent revolution, in contradiction to the theory of socialism in one country, was recognized by the entire Bolshevik party during the period from 1917 to 1923.
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The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls ‘inspiration.’
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In spite of the existence of the Soviet Union, however, the proletarian revolution during the past years has not recorded a victory in any other country.
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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.
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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.
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Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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In France, the leader of Jacobinism perished on the guillotine; with us, the change of leadership was achieved by means of arrest and banishment. The technique of the process is gentler, but its essence is the same.
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The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old.
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The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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In 1917 there was not a single Bolshevik who considered possible the realization of a socialist society in a single country, and least of all in Russia.
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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.
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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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Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.
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The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.
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Under all conditions, well-organized violence seems to him the shortest distance between two points.
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I feel here that this time they have succeeded.
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Fascism is a caricature of Jacobinism.
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