The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.
LEON TROTSKYThe people will have the right to elect their representatives from a list of candidates [who have been approved by the Party].
More Leon Trotsky Quotes
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Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.
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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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The revolution has its own laws: in the period of its culmination it pushes the most highly developed, determined and far-seeing stratum of the revolutionary class to the most advanced positions.
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Look back at history – those who guided the revolution in the time of its culmination never kept their leading positions long after the turning point.
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Against my protests a mausoleum was built on the Red Square, a monument unbecoming and offensive to the revolutionary consciousness.
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The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Tell me anyway–Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.
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The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls ‘inspiration.’
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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.
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Revolutions are always verbose.
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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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Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade MacDonald abuses the privilege.
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The revenge of history is more powerful than the revenge of the most powerful General Secretary.
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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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