Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.
LEON TROTSKYWhen one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.
More Leon Trotsky Quotes
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The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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The Soviet Union needs thinking and critical friends, such as are capable not only of singing hymns in the hours of success, but of not shrinking in the hour of defeat and danger.
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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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One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old.
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Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.
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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
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If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.
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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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You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.
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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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To overthrow the power of the bourgeoisie and to establish the power of the proletariat in one country still does not signify the full victory of Socialism.
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If one cannot get along without a mirror, even in shaving oneself, how can one reconstruct oneself or one’s life, without seeing oneself in the “mirror” of literature?
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Root out the counter revolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps… Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service.
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Under all conditions, well-organized violence seems to him the shortest distance between two points.
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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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