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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 the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

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Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

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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

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One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment. ↗

— Charlie Trotter

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I've played so many different parts in the last 40 years. ↗

— Patrick Troughton

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The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth. ↗

— Robert Trout

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A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology. ↗

— Robert Trout

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In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers. ↗

— Robert Trout

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Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity in benefitting mankind and their posterity. ↗

— Robert Trout

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The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example. ↗

— Robert Trout

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