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.Leon Trotsky
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You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.
Leon Trotsky
If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
Leon Trotsky
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
Leon Trotsky
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.
Leon Trotsky
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
Leon Trotsky
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
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
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Blend,
Blow,
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Agreement,
Applied,
Blend,
Blow,
Boldly,
Completely,
Force,
Know,
Maneuver,
Must,
Necessary,
Where
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