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

Quote by Leon Trotsky

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

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

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on...

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party...

In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party...

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great...

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great...

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with...

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with...

Life is not an easy matter...You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and...

Life is not an easy matter...You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

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

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

The dialectic is neither fiction or mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

The dialectic is neither fiction or mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

That Logic has advanced in this sure course, even from the earliest times, is apparent...

That Logic has advanced in this sure course, even from the earliest times, is apparent...

I'm no syllogism incarnate, but my wife makes me look like Immanuel Kant.

I'm no syllogism incarnate, but my wife makes me look like Immanuel Kant.

The dialectic is neither fiction nor mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

The dialectic is neither fiction nor mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that...

But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that...