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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

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
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Absolute Circumstance Peace Rule War
Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
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Character Difference Ourselves
From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
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Patriotic People Reality
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 motive force of history is truth and not lies.
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Force History Man Motive
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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Master Technique
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
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Government Ignorance Religion Tragedy
Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
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Capital Fascism One Liner Reaction
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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Contradiction Permanent Recognition Revolution Theory
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
The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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State Statute Stupidity Vulgar
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
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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Complete Decision Force Necessary
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.
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Art Law
Revolutionary realism tries to draw the maximum advantage from every situation – that is what makes it revolutionary – but at the same time it does not permit us to set ourselves fantastic aims – that is what makes it realistic.
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Advantage Draw Ourselves Revolution Time Try

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.

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