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Leon Trotsky [1879-1940] Russian

Rank: 101
Revolutionary, Soviet Politician

Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary and theorist, a Soviet politician who engineered the transfer of all political power to the Soviets with the October Revolution of 1917, and the founding leader of the Red Army.

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In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.	Time	101
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.	Learning	102
From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.		103
Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.	Great	104
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.	Strength	105
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.	Peace, War	106
Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.		107
Revolutions are always verbose.		108
Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.	Age	109
Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.		110
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.		111
If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.	Great	112
Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.		113
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.		114
The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself.	Nature, Society	115
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.		116
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.	Art	117
You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.		118
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.	Car	119
If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.		120
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.		121
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.		122
Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege.		123

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