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. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one’s enemies. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
Events can neither be regarded as a series of adventures nor strung on the thread of a preconceived moral. They must obey their own laws. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
The dynamic of revolutionary events is directly determined by swift, intense, and passionate changes in the psychology of classes which have already formed themselves before the revolution. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
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. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
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. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
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. Leon Trotsky Read Quote
