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

Quote by Leon Trotsky

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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...

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from...

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from...

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession...

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

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

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

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...

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

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

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all...

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all...

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one...

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one...

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...

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...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...