The history of a revolution is for us first of all a history of the forcible entrance of the masses into the realm of rulership over their own destiny.
LEON TROTSKYYou are pitiful isolated individuals; you are bankrupts; your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on – into the dustbin of history!
More Leon Trotsky Quotes
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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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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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Once again, he who ignores the problems of revolutionary strategy would do better not to talk about revolutions at all.
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Revolutions are always verbose.
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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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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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When one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.
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As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong and beautiful, will become master of the drifting stream of his history and will direct it towards the boundless horizons of beauty, joy and happiness!
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The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.
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Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.
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I feel here that this time they have succeeded.
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A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified.
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The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls ‘inspiration.’
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Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one’s enemies.
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Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling.
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