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The motive force of history is truth and not lies.

Leon Trotsky

Is it possible to fulfill this task, is it possible to achieve the definite victory of Socialism in one country without the combined efforts of the proletarians of several advanced countries? No, it is impossible.
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Country Fulfill Impossible Possible Task
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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End Justification Philosophy
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.
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Art Law
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government.
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Government Ignorance Religion Tragedy
The main task of Socialism – the organization of Socialist production – remains still in the future.
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Future Organization Socialism Task
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.
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Master Technique
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
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
Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.
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Humiliation Language Oneself People Swear
Once again, he who ignores the problems of revolutionary strategy would do better not to talk about revolutions at all.
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Better Ignorance Problem Revolution Talk
The people will have the right to elect their representatives from a list of candidates [who have been approved by the Party].
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Candidate Election People Right
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
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
He who slanders the victim aids the executioner.
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Execution Victim
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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Fight Government Individual Justice Practice
The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
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State Statute Stupidity Vulgar

The motive force of history is truth and not lies.

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