“ [Letter to his wife, Natalia Sedova]In addition to the happiness of being a fighter for the cause of socialism, fate gave me the happiness of being her husband. During the almost forty years of our li… Leon Trotsky
“ 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 app… Leon Trotsky
“ ...capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling. Leon Trotsky
“ Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, a… Leon Trotsky
“ The artist can not serve his struggle for freedom unless he subjectively assimilates the social content, unless he feels in his very nerves its meaning and drama and freely seeks to give his own inner… Leon Trotsky
“ The bourgeoisie, which far surpasses the proletariat in the completeness and irreconcilibility of its class consciousness, is vitally interested in imposing its moral philosophy upon the exploited mas… Leon Trotsky
“ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky
“ In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shal… Leon Trotsky
“ City of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automation, its streets a triumph of cubism, its moral philosophy that of the dollar. New York impressed me tremendously because, more than any other city, it… Leon Trotsky
“ The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only the… Leon Trotsky
“ The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself. Leon Trotsky
“ Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies. Leon Trotsky
“ With all due respect to all philistines, the dictatorship of the proletariat does just consist in "giving a hiding" to the classes that were previously supreme, before forcing them to recognize the ne… Leon Trotsky
“ The party that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie, in the period of the greatest sharpening of the class struggle, cannot but sense the smells wafted from the waiting grave. Leon Trotsky
“ Workers – men and women – of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching victory! Leon Trotsky
