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…

Quote by Leon Trotsky

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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...

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...

Revolutions are always verbose.

Revolutions are always verbose.

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of...

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of...

We elect Democrats to the Congress to give us stuff and we elect Republicans to...

We elect Democrats to the Congress to give us stuff and we elect Republicans to...

Citizens want not just input but influence.

Citizens want not just input but influence.