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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Russian Revolutionary

Born: Oct 26, 1879

Died: Aug 21, 1940

Events Great Life Man Revolution You

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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. Leon Trotsky

Life Great You Frustration Matter Before Live Unless Weakness Great Idea Easy Kinds Above Through Misery Idea Without Falling Personal Cannot Which Cynicism Raises

The masses go into a revolution not with a prepared plan of social reconstruction, but with a sharp feeling that they cannot endure the old regime. Only the guiding layers of a class have a political program, and even this still requires the test of events and the approval of the masses. Leon Trotsky

Class Events Political Old Feeling Revolution Approval Guiding Reconstruction Only Layers Sharp Masses Still Test Go Endure Cannot Regime Social Plan Requires Even Prepared Program

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. Leon Trotsky

Long Something End May Justifies Justify Means

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction. Leon Trotsky

Nothing Reaction Capitalist Fascism

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man. Leon Trotsky

Man Age Old Old Age All Things Most Unexpected Happen Things

Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege. Leon Trotsky

Stupid Everyone Macdonald Comrade Abuse Occasion Privilege Right

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you. Leon Trotsky

You Strategy May Interested

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever. Leon Trotsky

Mind Fire Enter Remain Ideas Ever

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

Events Before Revolution Changes Classes Determined Directly Passionate Revolutionary Intense Dynamic Psychology Which Formed Themselves Swift

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws. Leon Trotsky

Art Own Laws Like Insurrection Arts

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality. Leon Trotsky

Reality People Myth Become Russian Russian People Being Patriotic Awful

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes. Leon Trotsky

Time Great Made Mistakes More Had Discussion Should Many

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