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Leon Trotsky

It is also false that the revolution ripens and comes to development only in the national soil.
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Development Fake National Revolution
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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Master Technique
The usages and methods of warfare are thus determined by changing circumstances and, therefore, they themselves can in nowise be eternal.
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Determination Forever Method Usage
A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified.
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End Justification Need
The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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Future Organization Socialism Task
Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
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Change Endurance Relative World
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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Agreement Blow Bold Decisive Force Necessary
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Government Ignorance Religion Tragedy
Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
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Character Difference Ourselves
Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
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Age Expectation Man Old
Fascism is a caricature of Jacobinism.
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Fascism Religion
Once again, he who ignores the problems of revolutionary strategy would do better not to talk about revolutions at all.
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Better Ignorance Problem Revolution Talk
Revolutions are always verbose.
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One Liner Revolution
Look back at history – those who guided the revolution in the time of its culmination never kept their leading positions long after the turning point.
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Guide History Leadership Position Time
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.
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Country Discover Force Socialist Society
To overthrow the power of the bourgeoisie and to establish the power of the proletariat in one country still does not signify the full victory of Socialism.
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Establishment Power Socialism Victory

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