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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

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
Our party’s most outstanding mediocrity.
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Average Outstanding Party
Revolutions are always verbose.
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One Liner Revolution
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.
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Art Law
Where the sole employer is the state, [opposition] means death by slow starvation.
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Death Employee Starve
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Government Ignorance Religion Tragedy
When one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.
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Run Togetherness Wolf
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
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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Complete Decision Force Necessary
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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Beautiful Full Future Generation Life Oppression Violence
If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.
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Convince Head Yourself
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
The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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State Statute Stupidity Vulgar
Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade MacDonald abuses the privilege.
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Abuse Privilege Right Stupidity
Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
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Change Endurance Relative World
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

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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