197 Quotes by Leon Trotsky

  • Author Leon Trotsky
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    In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.

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  • Author Leon Trotsky
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    The theory of the permanent revolution, in contradiction to the theory of socialism in one country, was recognized by the entire Bolshevik party during the period from 1917 to 1923.

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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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    National self-sufficiency or "autarchy" is the ideal of [Adolf] Hitler, not of [Karl] Marx and [Vladimir] Lenin.

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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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  • Author Leon Trotsky
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    Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture is related to a still photograph. The motion picture does not outlaw the still photograph but combines a series of them according to the laws of motion.

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