Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
LEON TROTSKY
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Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
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Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture is related to a still photograph. The motion picture does not outlaw the still photograph but combines a series of them according to the laws of motion.
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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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Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain – at least in a poor country like Russia – and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.
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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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Tell me anyway–Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.
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The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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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.
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Let us not forget that revolutions are accomplished through people, although they be nameless. Materialism does not ignore the feeling, thinking, and acting man, but explains him.
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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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In spite of the existence of the Soviet Union, however, the proletarian revolution during the past years has not recorded a victory in any other country.
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The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls ‘inspiration.’
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The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
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