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The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A ‘neutral’ position is tantamount to support of imperialism.

Leon Trotsky

Only in the Fall of 1924 did [Joseph] Stalin discover that it is especially Russia, as distinguished from other countries, which can by its own forces build up a socialist society.
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Country Discover Force Socialist Society
I feel here that this time they have succeeded.
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Feeling Success Time
Tell me anyway–Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.
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Compare Finding Lying Truth
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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Establishment Power Socialism Victory
Revolutions are always verbose.
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One Liner Revolution
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely.
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Complete Decision Force Necessary
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.
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Art Law
The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A ‘neutral’ position is tantamount to support of imperialism.
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Colonial Imperialism Struggle Support War
The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.
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Country Fear State Strong Terrify
Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling.
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Crisis Exhale Human Inhale Live
With all due respect to all philistines, the dictatorship of the proletariat does just consist in “giving a hiding” to the classes that were previously supreme, before forcing them to recognize the new order and to submit to it.
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Respect
Workers – men and women – of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching victory!
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Man Place Victory Woman Work
Our party’s most outstanding mediocrity.
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Average Outstanding Party
The dictatorship of the Communist Party is maintained by recourse to every form of violence.
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Communist Form Maintain Violence
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
Fascism is a caricature of Jacobinism.
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Fascism Religion

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