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There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.

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
Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
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Change Endurance Relative World
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
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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Country Existence Record Revolution
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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Complete Decision Force Necessary
Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.
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Ourselves Planet Pollution
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 end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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End Justification Philosophy
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
Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.
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Ideas Mindset Secure
I emphasized the significance of revolutionary strategy.
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Revolution Significance Strategy
The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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Future Organization Socialism Task
I feel here that this time they have succeeded.
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Feeling Success Time
The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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State Statute Stupidity Vulgar
The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls ‘inspiration.’
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Call Creativity Inspirational Union
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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Master Technique

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There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.

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