The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
LEON TROTSKYThere are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
More Leon Trotsky Quotes
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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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Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
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The motive force of history is truth and not lies.
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The revenge of history is more powerful than the revenge of the most powerful General Secretary.
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The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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It is quite clear that the German and Chinese revolutions in case of victory would have changed the face of Europe and Asia, and perhaps of the whole world.
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The fundamental flaw of vulgar thought lies in the fact that it wishes to content itself with motionless imprints of a reality which consists of eternal motion.
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Where the sole employer is the state, [opposition] means death by slow starvation.
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Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
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Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade MacDonald abuses the privilege.
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If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.
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The people will have the right to elect their representatives from a list of candidates [who have been approved by the Party].
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In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.
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City of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automation, its streets a triumph of cubism, its moral philosophy that of the dollar. New York impressed me tremendously because, more than any other city, it is the fullest expression of our modern age.
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Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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