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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.

Leon Trotsky

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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Complete Decision Force Necessary
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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Clear Oneself Quite Revolution World
Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.
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Each Other Harmony Social
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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Destiny Entrance Force History Revolution Rule
If we close our eyes to the dark sides of the workers’ State which we have helped to create, we shall never reach socialism.
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Eyes Reach Socialism State
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
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Absolute Circumstance Peace Rule War
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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Camp Character Revolution Service
From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
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Patriotic People Reality
I emphasized the significance of revolutionary strategy.
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Revolution Significance Strategy
The revenge of history is more powerful than the revenge of the most powerful General Secretary.
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History Powerful Revenge Secretary
If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
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Discussion Greatness Mistake Time
One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old.
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Life Old Oneself Realize Surprise
As long as human labor power, and, consequently, life itself, remain articles of sale and purchase, of exploitation and robbery, the principle of the “sacredness of human life” remains a shameful lie, uttered with the object of keeping the oppressed slaves in their chains.
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Chain Human Lying Power Purchase Sale Shame
Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.
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Capital Fascism One Liner Reaction
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
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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