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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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...

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 and...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

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...

England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it...

England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Games will be played, hearts will be broken, tears will fall, people will change and...

Games will be played, hearts will be broken, tears will fall, people will change and...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge

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...