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.

Quote by Leon Trotsky

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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...

Revolutions are always verbose.

Revolutions are always verbose.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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 like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience:...

Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience:...

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...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...