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The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.

Leon Trotsky

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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End Justification Philosophy
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one’s enemies.
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Carry Dangerous Enemy Learning
Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling.
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Crisis Exhale Human Inhale Live
The motive force of history is truth and not lies.
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Force History Man Motive
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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Committee Himself Organization Party Politics
In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.
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Cruelty Serious Struggle Time Worst
Without a correct strategy the victory is impossible. But even the most correct strategy cannot give the victory under unfavorable objective conditions.
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Condition Correct Objective Victory
The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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Future Organization Socialism Task
The revenge of history is more powerful than the revenge of the most powerful General Secretary.
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History Powerful Revenge Secretary
Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
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Character Difference Ourselves
Tell me anyway–Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.
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Compare Finding Lying Truth
If we close our eyes to the dark sides of the workers’ State which we have helped to create, we shall never reach socialism.
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Eyes Reach Socialism State
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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Easy Frustration Greatness Life Misery Personal Raise Weakness
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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Accident Democracy Limitation Method Threat
If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
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Discussion Greatness Mistake Time
Revolutions are always verbose.
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One Liner Revolution

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